WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.7 
18 June 2008 
 (08-2864) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOPING  
COUNTRIES PROVIDED BY THE UNITED STATES 
 
Submission by the United States
 
 
Addendum  
  
 The following communication, dated 5 June 2008, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States
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1. In response to the Secretariat's request in G/SPS/W/101, the United States submits the 
following compilation* of technical assistance provided to developing countries and newly 
independent states between 1 June  2006 and 31 May 2008, in accordance with Article 9 of the 
Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phyt osanitary Measures.  During this time, the United 
States sponsored 420 technical assistance projects in 124 developing countries in the field of food safety, animal health, and plant health.  The total value of these programs is approximately 
US$22,120,930.  The United States continues its ef forts to tailor our programs to the requests for 
technical assistance made by developing countries through the WTO SPS Committee questionnaire. 
2. The United States also calls attention to G/SPS/GEN/181, G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.1, 
G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.2, G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.3, G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.4, G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.5, 
and G/SPS/GEN/181/Add.6, which identify previ ous annual reports of SPS-related technical 
assistance provided by various agencies of the Unite d States.  Below are descriptions of several 
individual projects, followed by  the table listing the other technical assistance activities. 
UNITED STATES COMMITMENT TO SPS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
 
CAFTA-DR SPS Trade Capacity Building Program 
 
3. Since 2005, the United States has supported colla boration between the United States and its 
Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) partners through the 
CAFTA-DR SPS Capacity Building Program.  This program is funded primarily through the United 
States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). 
4. The program supports capacity building in plan t health, animal health, and food safety 
systems.  The emphasis is to harmonize SPS regulatio ns with the international standard setting bodies 
(Codex, IPPC, OIE) and increase export opportunities for plant, horticultural, and animal products 
regionally and internationally.  The CAFTA-D R SPS program addresses key policy objectives 
                                                     
 
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  including assisting Central American countries as they diversify their economies, supporting 
increased export of agricultural products, and taking advantage of free trade agreement preferences to 
the United States.  Key areas of assistance in clude laboratory capacity building, meat/poultry 
equivalency with the United States, dairy sanitary training, animal disease identification, plant disease 
identification, and training on how to meet US and international regulatory trade requirements.  
USDA provides an SPS Advisor to lead the technical assistance programs. 
5. The following are examples of the SPS capacity bu ilding activities carried out as a part of this 
program from 2006-2008. 
A. R
EGIONAL GOOD DAIRY SANITATION TRAINING  
6. Utah State University trained government offi cials, dairy industry representatives, and dairy 
producers on sanitary farming practices in Nicara gua, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador, from 
1 January - 31 March 2007.  This interactive wo rkshop included hands-on training to address proper 
animal health and milk collection procedures.   This Good Dairy Sanitation Practices workshop 
improved the safety and quality of raw milk and expanded future trade options for the regional 
market. 
B. REGIONAL TOMATOES AND PEPPERS MITIGATION TRAINING  
7. USDA hosted a workshop in El Salvador, 6-10 November 2006, for Central American plant 
health officials regarding the mitigation of pests and diseases related to the export of peppers and 
tomatoes to the United States.  This activity improved the ability of USDA to assess the CAFTA 
countries' phytosanitary conditions and improved th e ability of the CAFTA countries to benefit from 
new market opportunities.  Within the first month af ter the conclusion of the activity, El Salvador and 
Honduras exported a combined nine containers of peppers and by March 2007, all CAFTA countries 
combined shipped US$55 million of peppers. 
C. BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF QUARANTINE FRUIT FLY PESTS  
8. Texas A&M University provided continued trai ning and technical assistance for the national 
agriculture laboratories of CAFTA-DR countries and Panama.  This training was held in Managua, 
Nicaragua, and covered the implemen tation of good laboratory practices for the animal health, plant 
health, food microbiology, and residues sections of  each national laboratory.  USDA worked with the 
laboratory managers to develop tailored training programs for each laboratory, covering specific 
testing methodologies and procedures that facilitate  trade of agricultural products under CAFTA-DR 
and the Panama Trade Promotion Agreement. 
The Cochran Fellowship Program 
 
9. The Cochran Fellowship Program sponsors training programs in the United States for 
officials and agricultural representatives from deve loping countries.  Training programs are generally 
between one and two weeks long, and are carried out in cooperation with a wide variety of US universities.  The program is implemented and primarily funded by USDA. 
10. The program is open to participants from developing and middle-income countries from 
Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Latin Amer ica, the Caribbean, and Asia.  From 1 June 2006 
to 31 May 2008, 417 trainees from 54 countries pa rticipated in Cochran SPS-related programs, 
including Argentina, Bulgaria, China, El Salvador , Ghana, India, Jamaica, Malaysia, Philippines, 
Romania, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Vietnam, and Zambia.  
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Plant Health 2 Apr. 2004 – 1 Jan. 2007 
Potential application of Family 
19 antifungal chitinases in crop 
disease management 
($36,000) The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign 
Agricultural Service (FAS) cond ucted this investigation to 
explore the potential application of Family 19 chitinase in plant 
disease control, with the ultimate goal of providing a sustainable 
integrated resolution for managing these important soil borne diseases. Chinese Taipei Kara Laney,                             
Tel: 202-690-1339 
Plant Health 1 Oct. 2005 – 30 Sept. 2006 
Scientific Cooperation 
Research Program                        
($21,850) USDA FAS sponsored joint research for scientists at the 
National Tropical Botanical Garden Breadfruit Institute and 
scientists in Fiji to explore ways to improve breadfruit plant 
health by using biotechnology. Fiji Rao Achutuni,                           
Tel: 202-720-2036, 
Rao.Achutuni@usda.gov 
Food Safety 1 Oct 2005 – 30 Sept 2006          
Scientific Cooperation 
Research Program                        ($13,636) USDA FAS funded joint research between Ghanaian scientists 
and USDA researchers on gr ain molds and mycotoxins. Ghana Rao Achutuni,                           
Tel: 202-720-2036, 
Rao.Achutuni@usda.gov 
Plant Health 1 Oct 2005 – 30 Sept 2006          
Scientific Cooperation 
Research Program                        
($10,176) USDA FAS sponsored joint research between Ecuadoran 
scientists and USDA researchers on indigenous potato varieties' 
resistance to insect pests.  Ecuador Rao Achutuni,                           
Tel: 202-720-2036, 
Rao.Achutuni@usda.gov 
Food Safety 1 Oct 2005 – 30 Sept 2006          
SPS Regulation Development 
for Afghanistan                            
($250,000) USDA FAS, with funding and collaboration from United States 
Agency for International Development (USAID), provided 
technical assistance to build SPS regulatory capacity within the 
Afghan Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation. The program focused on the dried fruit and nut sector, a major export earner 
for the country. As a result, a processing plant audit for raisin 
and nut processors was established. Afghanistan Philippe Chabot,                      
Tel: 202-690-2209,   
Philippe.Chabot@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 1 Oct 2005 – 30 Sept 2006          
Commercial Law and 
Economic Regulation Program 
on WTO Compliance                   
($75,000) USAID in Armenia provided advi ce, guidance, and assistance to 
the Armenian government in adopting WTO-compliant technical 
regulations; preparing for its Tr ade Policy Review; working with 
the Standardization Institute to reduce the list of products subject 
to mandatory certification in line with the TBT Agreement; and, collaborating with government agencies to enforce 
differentiation between private, voluntary standards and 
government-established standards. The program also conducted public awareness campaigns to build awareness of WTO 
agreements such as IPR, TBT, and SPS through public seminars 
and workshops and publication and dissemination of information brochures on specific WTO issues. The private and public 
sectors also received guidance on implementing an effective 
international trade policy development strategy. Armenia USAID/Armenia,                    
Tel: +374-10-464700, 
armeniacontact@usaid.gov  
Plant Health 1 Oct 2005 – 30 Sept 2006          
SPS Workshop in Cambodia       
($70,397) USDA conducted a workshop in Cambodia on wild bird avian 
influenza and SPS issues, with financial support from the U.S. 
Department of Interior and USAID/Cambodia. Cambodia USAID/Cambodia,                  
Tel: +855-23-728 300 
Food Safety 1 Oct 2005 – 30 Sept 2006          
Assistance for Customs and 
Trade Facilitation Project            
($375,000) USAID funded and implemented this program, which targeted 
all aspects of trade capacity bu ilding including customs, trade 
policy, trade facilitation, inspection, import and export 
procedures, trade agreements , competitiveness, and port 
services. Egypt Bill Riley,                                
Tel: 202-712-5815, 
wriley@usaid.gov 
Animal Health 1 Oct 2005 – 30 Sept 2006          
Trade Capacity Building in 
Relation to the Achievement of 
SPS  ($850,000) USAID provided rapid response avian influenza planning and 
mitigation services to Azerbaijan , Bulgaria, India, Kazakhstan, 
Philippines, Rwanda, and Ukraine.  Azerbaijan, 
Bulgaria, India, 
Kazakhstan, 
Philippines, Rwanda, Ukraine Dennis Carroll,                        
Tel: 202-712-5009, 
dcarroll@usaid.gov  
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Plant Health 1 Oct 2005 – 30 Sept 2006          
Integrated Pest Management 
Collaborative Research 
Support Project (IPM CRSP)       
($10,175) The Integrated Pest Management Collaborative Research 
Support Project (IPM CRSP) consisted of a technical manual of 
pre-inspection in peas, integrated crop management in tomatoes, 
vegetables grafting in intensive agriculture, and biofumigation as 
an organic technology for soil disinfestations. The objectives of the program were to (1) promote the development of agricultural 
technologies using IP M principles and increase access to and use 
of the IPM techniques, (2) tran sfer results of the IPM CRSP 
research to farmers, (3) stimulat e farmers to increase the use of 
IPM technologies, and (4) documen t and illustrate the impact of 
IPM CRSP research findings on  Guatemalan non-traditional 
agricultural exports. Cropping system manuals were distributed 
among individual farmers and fa rmers associated to export 
companies in collaboration with project partners supporting integrated protection of agriculture and the environment. This 
project was funded and implemented by USAID. Guatemala USAID/Guatemala,                 
Tel: +502 2422-4000 
Food Safety 1 Oct 2005 – 30 Sept 2006          
Indonesia Trade Assistance 
Project    ($175,000) USAID's Indonesia Trade Assistance Project focused on trade 
capacity development for Indonesia, including: (1) support for 
WTO compliance and the Doha Round agenda, (2) enhancement of inter-agency coordination on trade matters, (3) intellectual 
property rights, (4) legal drafting and legislative review of 
investment, trade, property and other laws affecting trade, (5) 
enhancing analytical skills, (6) strengthening ministerial capacity 
and institutions, (7) coordination with the private sector, (8) 
reduction of non-tariff barriers. Activities included: (1) technical legal assistance to the Ministry of Trade (MoT) on trade 
remedies and compensation for safeguard measures, draft of 
commercial law and preparation of international trade agreements, (2) development of IT plans to upgrade the MoT 
and data center operations, (3) technical assistance and training 
by USAID for regional trade agreements and free trade 
agreements.  Indonesia USAID/Indonesia,                    
Tel: +62-21-3435-9000,      
jakarta-info@usaid.gov   
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Plant Health 1 Oct 2005 – 30 Sept 2006          
Integrated Pest Management 
Collaborative Research 
Support Project    ($39,487) USAID funded and implemented this project, which supported 
IPM of viruses affecting hot pepper, and molecular tools for 
distinguishing gall midge species. Major constraints included 
viruses, broad mites, and the gall midge complex. Since the gall 
midge complex has been declared a quarantine pest by the U.S., hot peppers have been removed from the pre-clearance list and 
fumigation is required. Conditions conducive to gall midge were 
identified through surveys and geographic information system (GIS) analysis, areas of low-pest risk were more predictable, and 
a traceability system was put in place. Jamaica USAID/Jamaica,                       
Tel: +876-926-3645, kingston-
webcontact@usaid.gov 
Food Safety, Plant Health, Animal 
Health 1 Oct 2005 – 30 Sept 2006          
Improved Policy Environment 
- Nepal                                         
($7,500) USAID/Nepal funded and implemented the goal of the Improved 
Policy Environment policy program with the goal of enhancing 
and facilitating export promotion, as well as addressing policy 
and administrative constraints related to trade capacity building. This activity also focused on promoting bilateral and multilateral 
agricultural trade.  Nepal USAID/Nepal,                          
Tel: +977-1-400-7200 
Food Safety, Plant 
Health, Animal 
Health 1 Oct 2005 – 30 Sept 2006          
Romania Agribusiness 
Development and Policy 
Support Program III                     
($195,000) USDA implemented a USAID-funded agribusiness 
development, trade capacity building, and policy support 
program that includes the following components: rural credit and 
warehouse receipts program, dairy feed and forage, food 
safety/Hazard Analysis and Cr itical Control Point (HACCP) 
training, SPS, trade capacity building, market information, 
agricultural biotechnology, management of private forests and 
timber stands, avian influenza response and management, agricultural trade and investment missions, agricultural research, 
extension and education through the Norman Borlaug 
Fellowship Program. Romania Scott Goldman,                        
Tel: 202-690-1339 
Plant Health, Animal Health 1 Oct 2005 – 30 Sept 2006          
Russian Participation in the 
USDA APHIS Program              
($10,000) This activity provided support for participation by Russia in 
USDA Animal and Plant Health  Inspection Service (APHIS) 
program. The program was funded by USAID and implemented 
by Department of Commerce / Commercial Law Development 
Program.  Russia USAID/Russia Desk,                      
Tel: 202-712-0995, 
russia_desk@usaid.gov  
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Plant Health 1 Oct 2005 – 30 Sept 2006          
Agricultural Biotechnology 
Research                                     
($25,000) The USAID Agricultural Biotechno logy Research was carried 
out in and for South Africa with a focus on genetically modified 
crops potatoes and cassava. The program focused on 
improvement of crops which contributed to improved trade and 
market opportunities for South African farmers and agribusinesses, especially those from historically disadvantaged 
communities.  South Africa USAID/South Africa,                      
Tel: +27-12-452-2000, 
wvanrensburg@usaid.gov 
Animal Health 1 Oct 2005 – 30 Sept 2006          
NuFarmer Avian Flu Poultry 
Supplement                                  
($23,000) USAID/South Africa funded and organized this activity to help 
the South African poultry industry manage the threat of avian 
influenza.  South Africa USAID/South Africa,                     
Tel: +27-12-452-2000, 
wvanrensburg@usaid.gov 
Food Safety, Plant Health, Animal 
Health 1 Oct 2005 – 30 Sept, 2006         
Agricultural Policy, Legal and 
Regulatory Reform Project          
($68,000) This USAID project aimed to en able the agriculture and food 
sector of Ukraine to grow rapidly, in order to increase 
investment, encourage adoption of modern technology, and 
promote further integration into the global trading system. The 
project also generated improved contact between the government of Ukraine and agri-business, laying groundwork for 
development of a business-oriented agricultural policy 
environment. The project developed recommendations for 
agricultural taxation, subsidies,  restructuring of regulatory 
agencies and privatization of government enterprises. One 
achievement was the development and adoption of 
internationally recognized food standards procedures.  Ukraine USAID/Ukraine,                      
Tel: +380-44-537-4600, 
kyvinfo@usaid.gov 
Food Safety, Plant 
Health 1 Oct 2005 – 30 Sept 2006          
Yemen Agriculture Support 
Project                                      ($10,000) USAID/Yemen funded and implemented the Yemen Agriculture 
Support Project, which supported the capacity of Yemen to 
increase its export of traditional and non-traditional commodities, both regionally and to Europe and North America.  Yemen USAID/Yemen,                         
Tel: +967-1-755-2000 
Food Safety, Plant 
Health 1 Oct 2005 – 30 Sept 2007          
Market Access, Trade and 
Enabling Policy Environment 
(MATEP) Project                         ($42,900) USAID/Zambia funded and impl emented the five-year Market 
Access, Trade and Enabling Policie s project, with the goal of 
increasing the exports of Zambia in agricultural and natural 
resource products. The project had two SPS components. Trade and Enabling Policy focused on domestic policies that constrain 
Zambian exports, and on trade agreements which may expand 
exports. Market Access identified  potential markets for export 
and worked with exporters to facilitate transactions. Zambia USAID/Zambia,                      
Tel: +260-211-254-303  
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Food Safety  1 Oct 2005 – 30 Sept 2007          
Scientific Cooperation 
Research Program                        
($30,000) USDA FAS supported continued joint research between Chinese 
and U.S. scientists on the role of third party certification for food 
safety.  This research aimed to facilitate and enhance China’s 
participation in global markets for agricultural and food 
products.  Michigan State University collaborated with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences researchers and the 
Chinese Ministry of Agriculture in this program. China Rao Achutuni,                           
Tel: 202-720-2036, 
Rao.Achutuni@usda.gov 
Animal Health 1 Oct 2005 – 30 Sept 2007          
Scientific Cooperation 
Research Program                        
($15,000) USDA FAS sponsored a program by which USDA scientists 
conducted joint animal health research with Chinese scientists to 
diagnose and control swine influenza.   China Rao Achutuni,                           
Tel: 202-720-2036, 
Rao.Achutuni@usda.gov 
Plant Health 1 Oct 2005 – 30 Sept 2007          
Scientific Cooperation 
Research Program                        
($45,000) USDA FAS sponsored a joint re search program between USDA 
researchers in Illinois and Vietnamese scientists on the use of 
biotechnology for soyb ean rust resistance. Vietnam Rao Achutuni,                           
Tel: 202-720-2036, 
Rao.Achutuni@usda.gov 
Food Safety 1 Oct 2005 – 30 Sept 2007          
Trade Policy and Market 
Access Support - Iraq                  
($362,617) This USAID funded and implemented technical and capacity 
building assistance to the Government of Iraq on Iraq’s bid to 
join the WTO. This included t echnical assistance in completing 
key accession-relation documenta tion, in particular ACC4 
(agriculture), ACC8 (sanitary and phytosanitary, technical barriers to trade), and ACC9 (intellectual property), and 
modifications and updates as WTO-related regulatory reforms 
progress. Additionally, USAID provided a series of intensive training courses on WTO requir ements under the Trade-Related 
Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.  This included assistance 
in accession to the WTO and advisi ng on trade policy, training 
and capacity building for government of Iraq on trade-related 
matters, assistance with drafting trade-related legislation, 
awareness-building on trade-related issues and facilitating trade 
and market access within the pr ivate sector, and increased 
capacity of the Iraqi Trade Information Center of the Ministry of 
Trade to provide information ab out opportunities for trade with 
Iraqi partners.  Iraq USAID/Iraq, 
BaghdadPressOffice@state.gov  
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Plant Health 1 Oct 2005 – 30 Sept 2007          
Improving Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Standards - 
Colombia                             
($800,000) USAID funded USDA APHIS to provide technical assistance to 
organize, equip and staff a phytosanitary center of excellence 
(CEF) in Bogotá to: (1) carry out pest risk assessment (PRA) 
analyses and operate a global positioning system (GPS) for pest 
control and monitoring of a broad number of Colombian exotic and common fruits, and (2) carry out quarantine research and 
treatments to complement PRA and complete phytosanitary 
protocols for pest mitigation. To date, the CEF is fully operational, with highly specialized staff and equipment. Pest 
risk analyses for uchuva, pitahaya, aradano and agraz conducted 
by CEF have been reviewed and approved by USDA/APHIS. Pest risk analyses for another seventeen fruits and vegetables are 
currently being conducted by CEF.  Colombia Laura McKechnie,                   
Tel: 202-712-1247, 
LMckechnie@usaid.gov  
Food Safety, Plant Health, Animal 
Health 1 Oct 2005 – 30 Sept 2007          
Economic Modernization 
through Efficient Reforms and 
Governance Enhancement           
($294,028) USAID funded and implemented the Economic Modernization 
through Efficient Reforms and Governance Enhancement 
program, which focused on policy reforms related to trade, 
investment, and fiscal reforms that are essential for accelerated 
and sustainable growth. The main  themes of the project were 
improving competitiveness, expanding trade and investments by enhancing trade liberalization and facilitation, as well as 
reducing policy-induced restrictions and transactions cost of 
investments.  Philippines USAID/Philippines,                 
Tel: +63-2-552-9800 
Plant Health 1 Oct 2005 – 30 Sept 2008          
Scientific Cooperation 
Research Program                        
($45,000) USDA FAS funded joint biotechnology research between 
University of Hawaii researchers and Indonesian and Dutch 
scientists to detect trade related crop diseases. Indonesia  Rao Achutuni,                           
Tel: 202-720-2036, 
Rao.Achutuni@usda.gov 
Food Safety, Plant 
Health, Animal 
Health 1 Oct 2005 – 30 Sept 2008          
Scientific Cooperation 
Research Program                        ($45,000) USDA FAS sponsored joint resear ch between the University of 
Maryland researchers and Russian scientists to develop an 
electronic scientific agricultural journal that fosters international, regional, and national food safety and plant and animal health 
scientific information exchange and cooperation. Russia Rao Achutuni,                          
Tel: 202-720-2036, 
Rao.Achutuni@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 1 Oct 2005 – 30 Sept 2008          
Scientific Cooperation 
Research Program                        
($45,000) USDA FAS sponsored joint resear ch between the University of 
Maine, Florida State University, Shanghai Jiaotong University in 
China, and Dayeh University in Chinese Taipei to develop new 
methods to quickly and accurately detect and control three major 
food borne pathogens: E. coli, Salmonella, and Listeria.  This project has provided university, regulatory, industry and other 
professionals the opportunity to collaborate on current issues in 
human food safety, food microbiology, and biotechnology. China, Chinese 
Taipei Rao Achutuni,                           
Tel: 202-720-2036, 
Rao.Achutuni@usda.gov 
Food Safety 1 Oct 2005 – 30 Sept 2008          
Scientific Cooperation 
Research Program                        ($45,000) USDA FAS supported continued joint food safety research 
between Chinese and U.S. scientists on rapid detection of food-
borne, bacterial pathogens.  The program aimed to help meet the need of the food industry, insp ection agencies, and consumers.  
The University of Arkansas collaborated with China’s Zhejiang 
University to develop new tech nologies and increase skills in 
detecting major food-borne pathog ens such as Listeria, E. coli, 
and Salmonella. China Rao Achutuni,                           
Tel: 202-720-2036, 
Rao.Achutuni@usda.gov 
Plant Health 1 Nov 2005 – 30 Sep 2007 
Black Sea Biotech Network - 
Biotech Outreach 
($216,665) USDA FAS funded the Black Sea Biotechnology Network to 
build communication connections with biotech organizations in 
the Baltic Sea Region (SanBelt) and with nations of Central 
Europe bordering the Danube River. Turkey, Bulgaria, 
Romania, Ukraine, 
Russia Gary Laidig,                             
Tel: 202-720-1818, 
Gary.Laidig@usda.gov 
Plant Health 21 Nov 2005 – 13 Dec 2006 
SPS Technical Assistance for 
Madagascar ($70,000) Since November 2005, USDA has provided technical assistance 
to the Malagasy government on plant pest surveillance for 
litchis, mitigation techniques to control pests, and other areas of concern for export. USDA has developed a field operations 
manual, contributed supplies, trained local staff on trapping 
techniques, conducted packhouse surveys, advised on the development of a Pest Risk Assessment that has been sent to 
USDA for review, and implemen ted preliminary trials of 
mitigation programs. Madagascar Kelly Skupnik,                          
Tel: 202-720-5800, 
Kelly.Skupnik@usda.gov 
Food Safety 1 Apr 2006 – 31 May 2008    
Three full time staff at Center 
for Agribusiness and Rural 
Development (CARD) 
($150,000) FAS's Armenia food safety program employs three full-time 
staff through the Armenian Center for Agribusiness and Rural 
Development (CARD).  This staffs  provide technical assistance, 
training, and interaction with Armenian industry and government 
on daily basis as well as coordinating the additional workshops. Armenia Carolyn Schramm,                    
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov  
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Food Safety Before 1 Jun 2006 - Present         
NAFTA Technical Working 
Group on Pesticides             
($40,000) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) worked with 
North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners to 
address potential trade irritants and harmonize pesticide 
regulations with Canada and Mexico. Mexico Lorry Frigerio,                             
Tel: 703-305-0654, 
Frigerio.Lorry@epa.gov or Mary 
Frances Lowe,                         
Tel: 703-305-5689, Lowe.MaryFrances@epa.gov 
Food Safety Before 1 Jun 2006 - Present         
Train-the-trainer programs to 
promote pesticide worker 
safety                                   ($200,000) EPA provided training programs to promote safer use of 
pesticides, which not only helps protect workers, but also 
decrease the likelihood of residue violations in exports to the 
U.S. since trained workers are less likely to over-apply pesticides to crops.  This EPA program was carried out with 
funding support from the Department of Labor. Dominican 
Republic, El 
Salvador, 
Honduras, Nicaragua Michelle DeVaux,                         
Tel: 703-308-5891, 
DeVaux.Michelle@epa.gov; 
Carolyn Schroeder                   Tel: 703-308-2961, 
Schroeder.Carolyn@epa.gov; or     
Mary Frances Lowe,                  Tel: 703-305-5689, 
Lowe.MaryFrances@epa.gov  
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Training for International 
Visitors                                      
(Budget for staff time only) EPA provided technical briefings to visiting foreign officials on 
U.S. regulatory requirements for agricultural and pesticide 
chemical imports, general regu latory policy, and advice on 
alternative means of pest control that will not raise trade issues. Argentina, 
Armenia, Benin, 
Bolivia, Burkina 
Faso, Chad, Chile, 
China, Chinese Taipei, Costa Rica, 
Côte D’Ivoire, 
Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, 
Egypt, Estonia, 
Georgia, India, Israel, Korea, 
Liberia, Lithuania, 
Mali, Moldova, Paraguay, Peru, 
Poland, 
Philippines, 
Russia, Rwanda, 
Senegal, Singapore, Slovak 
Republic, Turkey, 
Tanzania, Thailand, Ukraine, 
Uruguay  Richard Biava,                          
Tel: 703-305-6405,   
Biava.Richard@epa. gov; or             
Mary Frances Lowe,                
Tel: 703-305-5689, Lowe.MaryFrances@epa.gov 
Animal Health 30 May 2006 – 10 Jun 2006 
Domestic Veterinary 
Epidemiology Training              
($4,902) FAS organized this Cochran Program training to provide the 
basic technical skills of risk analysis methods and the key 
epidemiological components needed  to conduct surveillance and 
monitoring.  The training focused on the analysis and interpretation of field data, diagnostic test results, and the use of 
economic principles in animal  health.  Topics included: 
epidemiological principles for diseases control strategies; the application of statistics in epidemiology and the risk analysis 
process; data presentation; pr operties of diagnostic tests; 
economics in animal health issues; and, risk analysis. Barbados, 
Colombia Lev Kuchevski,                        
Tel: 202-690-1243,          
Lev.Kuchevski@usda.gov  
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Member Country Contact 
Animal Health,  30 May 2006 – 12 Jun 2006 
Swine Production and 
Management ($9,804) USDA FAS Cochran Fellowship Program training provided the 
latest information on swine production and management. The 
training focused on: animal reproduction; production from 
weaning to finishing; nutrition and animal health; diseases and 
disease prevention; waste and sanitation management; feed manufacturing; facility design; equipment and machinery; 
biosafety; operations management; and marketing to increase 
pork consumption.  The training also included technical visits to pork operations, and, attendance at the 18th Annual World Pork 
Expo. Chile, Peru Lev Kuchevski,                        
Tel: 202-690-1243,          
Lev.Kuchevski@usda.gov 
Food Safety 1 Jun 2006 – 3 Jun 2006 
Latin America and the 
Caribbean Regional Codex 
Outreach Workshop ($103,093) The U.S. Codex Office hosted  a Latin America/Caribbean 
regional workshop in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, promoting effective 
participation in Codex Alimen tarius and cooperation among the 
region's Codex representatives.  Participants took leading roles in facilitating discussion and identifying ways that they can 
better coordinate among themselves.  Representatives from 20 
countries attended the workshop, along with presenters from 
Food and Drug Administration (FDA), USDA Food Safety and 
Inspection Service (FSIS), FAS/Brasilia, and FAS/Washington. Antigua & 
Barbuda, 
Argentina, Brazil, 
Barbados, Chile, Colombia, 
Dominica, 
Dominican 
Republic, Ecuador, 
El Salvador, Grenada, Guyana, 
Haiti, Honduras, 
Mexico, Nicaragua, 
Paraguay, St. 
Lucia, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay Megan Schildgen,                    
Tel: 202-720-0630, 
Megan.Schildgen@usda.gov 
Food Safety 1 Jun 2006 – Present                    
FDA-CFSAN International 
Visitors' Program                         
($200,000) FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) 
experts from many offices trained approximately 600 
international visitors in over 125 visits from 70 developing 
countries.  Most were short visits (1-3 hours), but some lasted up to 30 days.  Long-term research and laboratory training is 
provided for 3-24 months with country support.  Topics included 
food safety inspection and co mpliance problems, agricultural 
biotechnology, food additive safety, infant formula, food 
labeling, seafood and juice HACCP, Good Manufacturing 
Practices (GMP), antibiotic use in aquaculture, etc. Short-term: 70 
developing 
countries; Long-
term: China, Korea Johnny Braddy,                        
Tel: 301-436-1709,  
Johnny.Braddy@fda.hhs.gov  
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Animal Health 3 Jun 2006 – 17 Jun 2006     
Domestic Foreign Animal 
Disease Training                          
($7,290) One specialist in animal health  received training at USDA 
APHIS's Plum Island Center for Animal Diseases.  The training 
focused on symptoms and pathologies of U.S. animal diseases, 
provided knowledge of laboratory diagnostics procedures and 
specimens required for confirmati on of the disease in question, 
provided information on trade related issues and how trade is 
impacted by these diseases worldwide, and showed when and 
how foreign animal diseases are transmitted, and how to control 
them. Senegal Lindsey Itle,  
Tel: 202-690-0777, 
Lindsey.Itle@usda.gov 
Food Safety 4 Jun 2006 – 7 Jun 2006 
Gulf Cooperation Council 
Food Safety Regulatory Forum
($217,093) USDA FAS and FDA provided food safety regulatory training to 
65 food safety government specialists from Gulf Cooperation 
Council countries to help familiarize them with U.S. laws and 
consider U.S. models in designing their own food safety 
systems. The forum provided an overview of the U.S. Food Safety System, and included speakers from FDA and USDA 
(FSIS, FAS, Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), and 
APHIS). Additional sessions focuse d on risk analysis as a tool 
for prioritization, decision making, and communication, as well 
as methods for improving food safety and shelf-life based controls in a variety of food se ctors, including dairy, meat and 
poultry, seafood, food additives, juice, processed and ready-to-
eat foods.  Specific topics covered included WTO responsibilities, compliance, insp ection, GMPs, shelf-life issues, 
food additives and biotechnology, export certification, risk 
analysis, HACCP, and epidemiology. Bahrain, Iraq, 
Jordan, Kuwait, 
Lebanon, Oman, 
Qatar, Saudi 
Arabia, United Arab Emirates, 
Yemen Darrell Upshaw,                      
Tel: 202-690-1786, 
Darrell.Upshaw@usda.gov, or 
Robin Woo,                              
Tel: 301-436-2776, Robin.Woo@fda.hhs.gov 
Plant Health 4 Jun 2006 – 17 Jun 2006 
Pest Risk Assessment Training 
III                                          
($4,902) USDA FAS Cochran training provided knowledge of the general 
principles of PRAs in order to complete the steps for a rice PRA 
in the Dominican Republic. Dominican 
Republic Lev Kuchevski,                       
Tel: 202-690-1243,          
Lev.Kuchevski@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 5 Jun 2006 – 9 Jun 2006 
JIFSAN Good Agricultural 
Practices-El Salvador 
($75,218) USDA FAS sponsored 50 participants to attend Joint Institute 
for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN) Good 
Agricultural Practices (GAP) trai n-the-trainer course, provided 
jointly by the University of Maryland at College Park and FDA 
CFSAN.  The content of the program included concepts and best environmental, human health, and sanitary operational practices 
currently available to reduce mi crobial food safety risk and 
produce safe, wholesome fruits and vegetables.  Specific items covered included agricultural and postharvest water uses, 
manure and biosolids, worker health and hygiene, field and 
facility sanitation, transporta tion, and traceback.  Upon 
conclusion of this program, the participants were expected to 
serve as trainers to farmers and growers in their home countries 
in order to disseminate current practices.   El Salvador Susan Cottrell,                         
Tel: 202-690-1339, or              
Amy Green,                             
Tel: 301-436-2025,  
Amy.Green@fda.hhs.gov 
Animal Health 5 Jun 2006 – 10 Jun 2006 
Domestic Veterinary 
Epidemiology Training                
($6,776) The USDA FAS Cochran training program provided basic 
technical skills of risk analysis methods and the key 
epidemiological components needed  to conduct surveillance and 
monitoring. Malaysia Avis Watts-Massenburg,                 
Tel:  202-690-0032, Avis.Watts-
Massenburg@usda.gov 
Food Safety 8 Jun 2006 – 8 Jul 2006 
Food Safety / Risk Analysis 
and Assessment Training             
($13,552) This USDA FAS Cochran training program provided the fellows 
with basic technical skills of risk analysis methods and the key 
epidemiological components need ed in conducting surveillance 
and monitoring. Malaysia Avis Watts-Massenburg,                 
Tel:  202-690-0032, Avis.Watts-
Massenburg@usda.gov 
Food Safety 13 Jun 2006 – 22 Jun 2006 
Sausage and Meat Processing 
Training                       
($14,706) The USDA FAS Cochran training provided in-depth knowledge 
of the technology of sausage production and processing.  Topics 
included: meat science, non-meat  ingredients, meat emulsions, 
natural smoke flavors, computer formulations, casings, stuffing 
and clipping, moisture enhanced meats, injection systems, dry 
and semi-dry sausage, thermal processing, use of industrial 
gases, meat irradiation, and microbiology. Chile, Guatemala, 
Panama Lev Kuchevski,                        
Tel: 202-690-1243,          
Lev.Kuchevski@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 16 Jun 2006 – 29 Jun 2006 
Introductory Trip for Technical 
Assistance Program 
($10,000) USDA met with Armenian Ministry  of Agriculture and Ministry 
of Health officials to introduc e the USDA Caucasus Agricultural 
Development Initiative (CADI) SPS program, which will 
provide government-to-government technical assistance related 
to food safety, animal health, and plant health over the next several years.  The Louisiana State University Agricultural 
Center also participated.  Armenia Carolyn Schramm,                    
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Food Safety 19 Jun 2006 – 21 Jun 2006 
Egypt Shelf Life Forum 
($14,000) A shelf life forum was held for Egyptian officials and industry to 
enhance understanding of WTO obligations to avoid trade 
barriers. This forum was a follow-up to U.S. comments made 
earlier in 2006 on a proposed revision of Egypt's government-mandated expiration periods for certain food products.  The 
forum consisted of technical experts and speakers from FSIS, 
AMS, FDA, APHIS and the U.S. food industry.   Topics emphasized include the role of government in ensuring a less 
trade restrictive approach, and the necessity for regulations be 
consistent with international practice, science-based, and in line 
with Codex.   Egypt Yolanda Starke,                        
Tel: 202-720-3747, 
Yolanda.Starke@usda.gov 
Food Safety 13 Jul 2006 – 29 Jul 2006     
Fruit and Vegetable Processing 
Training     ($23,776) The USDA FAS Cochran program participants gained 
knowledge of the U.S. food processing industry, the economic 
factors affecting the food processing industry, HACCP, fresh produce marketing, and various aspects of fruit and vegetable 
merchandising and handling.  There was also discussion of post-
harvest management techniques such as the ideal storage and handling conditions to maintain the premium quality of 
processed fruits and vegetables. The training included tours to 
processing plants in California and North Carolina. Armenia, Moldova Avis Watts-Massenburg,                 
Tel:  202-690-0032, Avis.Watts-
Massenburg@usda.gov  
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Animal Health 13 Jul 2006 – 4 Aug 2006 
Meat & Poultry Inspection 
Training                                       
($47,432) This Cochran training program provided participants with in-
depth information of U.S. inspection procedures and regulations 
used to assure that meat, poultry and eggs products are safe, 
wholesome and properly labeled. The training was held at the 
USDA Rural Development Headqu arters Conference & Training 
Center. This seminar provided an  overview of FSIS, including 
an introduction to HACCP, pathogen reduction, import and 
export policies and procedures, equivalence, animal production, and field visits to import and export locations and processing and 
slaughter plants in the Eastern United States. Malaysia, 
Philippines 
Vietnam  Avis Watts-Massenburg,              
Tel:  202-690-0032, Avis.Watts-
Massenburg@usda.gov 
Food Safety 14 Jul 2006 – 27 Jul 2006 
Stakeholders Meeting and 
Introductory Seminar of the 
U.S. Food Safety Regulatory Structure  
($20,000) USDA hosted a forum with Ministry officials, local 
organizations, and academic and re search institutions to gather 
input and discuss the proposed work plan for food safety 
technical assistance programs that will be implemented over the next four years as part of CA DI.  Louisiana State University 
Agricultural Center technical sp ecialists also conducted an 
introductory seminar on U.S. food safety regulatory structure, 
and risk assessment and analys is to Ministry officials and 
relevant stakeholders.  Armenia Carolyn Schramm,                     
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Food Safety 16 Jul 2006 – 22 Jul 2006 
Shellfish Safety Training 
($6,200) FDA CFSAN sent an expert to lecture on marine biotoxins and 
provided shellfish safety training in Peru. Peru Sherwood Hall,                           
Tel: 301-436-1653,   
Sherwood.Hall@fda.hhs.gov 
Food Safety 16 Jul 2006 – 5 Aug 2006 
FSIS Meat and Poultry 
Inspection II ($49,020) The training provided an overview of FSIS, including an 
introduction to HACCP, pathogen reduction, import and export 
policies and procedures, equivalence, animal production, and field visits to import and export locations, and processing and 
slaughter plants. Argentina, Bolivia, 
Chile, Colombia, 
Costa Rica, Mexico, Paraguay, 
Peru, St. Lucia, St. 
Vincent and the Grenadines Lev Kuchevski,                        
Tel: 202-690-1243,          
Lev.Kuchevski@usda.gov 
Food Safety 17 Jul 2006 – 3 Aug, 2006 
Bulgarian Attendance at FSIS 
HACCP course 
($12,328) Two Bulgarian National Veterinary  Service participants were 
sponsored to attend an FSIS course on meat and poultry 
inspection in Washington, DC. Bulgaria Carolyn Schramm,                    
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 20 Jul 2006 – 5 Aug 2006  
Food Safety Training                   
($21,870) Three participants received USDA FAS Cochran Fellowship 
training on food systems, food safety and international food 
trade, microbial and chemical  hazards, risk assessment and 
management, food safety issues with biotechnology products, 
and antibiotic resistance.  Field visits to food and meat processing sites in Michigan also took place.. Oman, Senegal Lindsey Itle,                              
Tel: 202-690-0777,  
Lindsey.Itle@usda.gov 
Food Safety 22 Jul 2006 – 29 Aug 2006 
Food Safety Training 
($39,216) This USDA FAS Cochran training provided in-depth knowledge 
on food safety policy development, risk analysis, and program 
implementation. Chile, Costa Rica, 
Ecuador, Peru Lev Kuchevski,                        
Tel: 202-690-1243,          
Lev.Kuchevski@usda.gov 
Food Safety 23 Jul 2006 – 29 Jul 2006 
Food Safety Training ($6,776) This USDA FAS Cochran-sponsored short course focused on 
food safety policy development, risk analysis, and program 
implementation. The program provided hands-on training and experience in various issues of food safety in both public and 
private sector settings. India Avis Watts-Massenburg,              
Tel:  202-690-0032, Avis.Watts-
Massenburg@usda.gov 
Food Safety 23 Jul 2006 – 29 Jul 2006 
Peruvian Mass Spectrometer 
Training 
($24,420) USDA sponsored training for Peruvian government officials on 
use of a mass spectrometer that USDA donated to the Peru in 
2005.  The instrument is intended to provide a way to test 
pesticide residue levels of exported products.   Peru Yolanda Starke,                        
Tel: 202-720-3747, 
Yolanda.Starke@usda.gov 
Food Safety 24 Jul 2006 – 28 Jul 2006 
Technical Assistance to 
Management Committee of 
MoA Veterinary Inspection 
Service ($35,000) USDA sponsored a consultation to provide guidance and 
technical expertise to the central committee of the Bulgarian 
Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) inspection service related to 
determining procedures and supervisory controls for field and 
regional inspectors. The trainer assisted the MoA inspection service with setting policies that meet international laws and 
regulations and incorporate science-based risk assessment and 
analysis into the inspection schedules and practices for HACCP enforcement.  Bulgaria Carolyn Schramm,                    
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Food Safety 30 Jul 2006 – 12 Aug 2006 
HACCP Plan Validation and 
Verification Training                  
($4,902) This USDA FAS Cochran training provided in-depth knowledge 
of scientific support for all activities conducted at plants related 
to food safety prerequisites and HACCP.  The training included 
technical visits to food microbiology laboratories and processing 
plants. Costa Rica Lev Kuchevski,                        
Tel: 202-690-1243,          
Lev.Kuchevski@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 5 Aug 2006 – 10 Aug 2006 
Food Contact Notification 
Program                               
($3,800) An FDA CFSAN expert presen ted on the food contact 
notification program at a Ministry of Science and Technology 
Workshop. Thailand Vanee Komolprasert,               
Tel: 301-436-1217,            
Vanee.Komolprasart@fda.hhs. 
gov 
Plant Health 6 Aug 2006 – 19 Aug 2006         
Pest Risk Assessment Training 
IV                                  
($9,804) The USDA FAS Cochran Fellowship Program provided training 
on the general PRA principles to work on the PRA process for 
citrus, baby kiwi, figs, mint, pomegranates, and cape 
gooseberries in Chile. Chile Lev Kuchevski,                       
Tel: 202-690-1243,          
Lev.Kuchevski@usda.gov 
Animal Health 7 Aug 2006 – 18 Aug 2006 
Foreign Animal Disease 
Training                                      
($27,104) USDA FAS Cochran Program organized this course to train 
foreign animal disease diagnosticians in investigating potential 
foreign or emerging animal diseases. The issues of global 
impacts and trade considerations were also addressed. Indonesia, 
Malaysia Avis Watts-Massenburg,                 
Tel:  202-690-0032, Avis.Watts-
Massenburg@usda.gov 
Animal Health  13 Aug 2006 – 25 Aug 2006 
Avian Influenza/Wild Bird 
Management Training                  ($13,552) Two Forestry Administration officials participated in training for 
developing a national plan to conduct surveillance of 
Cambodia's wild bird population, and detecting influenzas and other avian diseases.  The traini ng took place at USDA APHIS 
National Wildlife Research Center in Fort Collins, Colorado and 
the Wildlife Services State Office in Seattle, Washington.  Cambodia Avis Watts-Massenburg,                 
Tel:  202-690-0032, Avis.Watts-
Massenburg@usda.gov 
Food Safety 14 Aug 2006 – 19 Aug 2006 
Panama Lab Assessment 
($25,000) The purpose of this FAS activity was to strengthen analytical 
laboratories for testing agricultural commodities in Panama, 
where compliance with international safety standards for trade 
are required. USDA and its inte rnational partners collaborated 
with scientists and regulators to enable production of reliable 
and internationally-accep table analytical results of chemical 
contaminants, food pathogens, and plant and animal diseases in agricultural commodities. Panama Susan Cottrell,                          
Tel: 202-690-1339 
Food Safety, 
Animal Health 15 Aug 2006 – 31 Jul 2007 
Avian Influenza Technical 
Assistance/Delaware 
International Poultry Partnership 
($575,162) The USDA FAS-funded Delmarva International Poultry 
Partnership’s assistance program for Romania developed action 
plans for detecting and containing Avian Influenza (AI), with 
actions such as investments in personnel and equipment, legislative or regulatory support, and public information. Romania Scott Goldman,                        
Tel: 202-690-1339  
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Animal Health 19 Aug 2006 – 1 Sep 2006 
Animal Disease Control 
Training 
($53,496) Two veterinarians from Georgia and seven from Moldova 
participated in a Cochran animal  disease control program.  The 
group worked with Texas A&M University in Washington, DC 
and Texas and met with APHIS and FSIS, focusing on animal 
health, veterinary services, and risk analysis. Georgia, Moldova Lev Kuchevski,                       
Tel: 202-690-1243,          
Lev.Kuchevski@usda.gov 
Food Safety 20 Aug 2006 – 25 Aug 2006     
Lab Assessment in Central 
America ($75,000) Lab assessments were carried out  to assess the laboratories’ 
capability of analyzing export commodities and performing 
internationally recognized analytical tests and diagnostics.  USDA food safety experts met with laboratory managers and 
scientists to outline trade-related responsibilities expected of the 
laboratory, diagnose inadequacies , select appropriate remedial 
measures, and schedule implementation of the new measures. El Salvador, 
Guatemala, 
Honduras  Susan Cottrell,                         
Tel: 202-690-1339 
Food Safety 28 Aug 2006 – 3 Sep 2006 
Nicaragua Poultry Inspection 
Training Techniques 
($14,500) The principal investigator conducted a training program for meat 
and poultry inspectors, and provided technical expertise to 
government office and line insp ectors in the Central America 
region.  Training included a range of tasks related to meat and poultry pre-assessments and inspection training techniques. Nicaragua Susan Cottrell,                          
Tel: 202-690-1339 
Food Safety 31 Aug 2006 – 16 Sep 2006 
APHIS Advanced PRA 
Training                                  ($7,290) A plant health inspector attended  custom training at the APHIS 
Plant Epidemiology and Risk Analysis Laboratory in Raleigh, 
North Carolina.  The training focu sed on risk analysis exercises 
of certain commodities that are potential imports from the 
participant's country. Zambia Lindsey Itle,                              
Tel: 202-690-0777, 
Lindsey.Itle@usda.gov 
Food Safety 31 Aug 2006 – 17 Sep 2006 
Training on Residue Levels in 
Food ($30,600) Three specialists received traini ng in Portland, Oregon at 
facilities of USDA Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards 
Administration (GIPSA).  The program included fourteen days of seminars and hands-on laboratory activities at GIPSA and 
Portland area laboratories. Oman, South 
Africa Lindsey Itle,                             
Tel: 202-690-0777, 
Lindsey.Itle@usda.gov 
Food Safety 4 Sep 2006 – 15 Sep 2006 
Phase V: Technical Assistance 
to Field and Regional Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) 
Veterinary Inspectors 
($35,000) USDA organized training for Bulgarian MoA field and regional 
inspectors.  The purpose of this training was to address day-to-
day duties of field inspectors related to HACCP inspection and enforcement including handlin g of non-compliances and 
reporting to headquarters and plants on auditing process.  The 
activity was comprised of four sub-trainings of two days each, with approximately 60 inspectors at each training.    Bulgaria Carolyn Schramm,                   
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov  
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Plant Health 7 Sep 2006 – 23 Sep 2006 
APHIS Pest Databases 
Training                                    
($14,580) USDA FAS Cochran Program funded two plant health 
specialists to attend pest database training.  The purpose of this 
program was to assist plant health staff in Senegal with 
transferring their pest information from books to a more 
accessible database.  Program topics included general database structure and software, regional information sharing, and risk 
assessment. Senegal Lindsey Itle,                              
Tel: 202-690-0777, 
Lindsey.Itle@usda.gov 
Food Safety 9 Sep 2006 – 24 Sep 2006           
Food Safety Training 
($88,088) Ministry of Health and the General Administration of Quality 
Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine officials attended a 
USDA FAS Cochran training program on the U.S. food safety 
system, including risk assessment and management, food safety and pathogen reduction standards, food labeling, meat safety, 
and international trade laws.  The Fellows met with U.S. 
government counterparts, including the FSIS, APHIS, FDA, USDA's Office of General Council,  and the Office of the U.S. 
Trade Representative.  Officials attended courses at the 
University of Maryland at College Park, followed by industry 
visits and a HACCP certification course at Texas A&M 
University at College Station. China Avis Watts-Massenburg,                 
Tel:  202-690-0032, Avis.Watts-
Massenburg@usda.gov 
Plant Health 10 Sep 2006 – 15 Sep 2006 
Tanzanian participation at the 
7th International Symposium 
on Fruit Flies of Economic 
Importance ($8,000) A representative from Tanzania 's Ministry of Agriculture 
presented his research on bactrocera invadens  at the 7th 
International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic 
Importance. His work has improved the scientific capacity of 
Tanzania's Ministry of Agriculture and has created new linkages between Tanzania and the U.S. This will strengthen methods for 
managing bactrocera invadens  in agricultural trade and will then 
contribute to determining effective mitigation measures. Tanzania Kelly Skupnik,                         
Tel: 202-720-5800, 
Kelly.Skupnik@usda.gov 
Food Safety 10 Sep 2006 – 22 Sep 2006 
International Agricultural 
Biotechnology Course ($8,000) FDA-CFSAN experts organized an international agricultural 
biotechnology training program for officials from China, 
Guatemala, India, Nicaragua, and Sri Lanka. China, Guatemala, 
India, Nicaragua, 
Sri Lanka Kathleen Jones,                        
Tel: 301-436-1856,  
Kathleen.Jones@fda.hhs.gov  
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Food Safety 10 Sep 2006 – 27 Sep 2006 
Chemical and Microbiological 
Residue Analysis Training           
($21,870) This USDA FAS Cochran training provided in-depth knowledge 
of the newest technology, instrumentation, and procedural 
methodology used for detecting residual factors in animal tissue. 
The training focused on the USDA-FSIS monitoring review, 
laboratory operations, policies, regulations, compliance, and enforcement of food safety regul ations, including the  analyses 
of hormonal, antibiotic, and pesticide/ herbicide residues in the 
meat animal products in the U.S.   The training included technical 
visits to a USDA-FSIS regional laboratory in Missouri, the 
USDA-FSIS/Missouri Department of Health Food Safety 
Laboratory, the ABC Commercial Analysis Laboratory in Missouri, and the USDA-FSIS Laboratory in California. Colombia, 
Honduras Kelly Shaw,                              
Tel:  202-690-2735, 
Kelly.Shaw@usda.gov 
Plant Health 11 Sep 2006 – 15 Sep 2006 
Senegal Phytosanitary 
Mitigation Workshop 
($30,000) USDA held a Phytosanitary Risk Mitigation Workshop for 
Export of Horticultural Products in Dakar, Senegal to discuss the 
results of the PRAs for several Senegalese products and to give 
the exporters and the Senegalese plant protection organization 
guidance on the next steps for obtaining permission to export to 
the United States. Senegal Megan Schildgen,                    
Tel: 202-720-0630, 
Megan.Schildgen@usda.gov 
Food Safety 11 Sep 2006 – 15 Sep, 2006    
Africa Regional Follow-up on 
Enhanced Participation                ($53,848) USDA FAS hosted a delegation of eight African Codex 
representatives in Washington,  DC, to promote effective 
participation in Codex Alimentarius.  The program provided information on running an eff ective Codex Office and allowed 
time for African delegates to create solutions related to 
challenges faced by African contact points.   Botswana, 
Cameroon, 
Democratic Republic of the 
Congo, Ghana, 
Morocco, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda Megan Schildgen,                    
Tel: 202-720-0630, 
Megan.Schildgen@usda.gov 
Animal Health 11 Sep 2006 – 15 Sep 2006 
Armenia SPS Initiative -
Animal Health Program 
($75,000) USDA FAS, in collaboration with the Armenian Ministry of 
Agriculture and Colorado State University's College of 
Veterinary Medicine, launched an animal health technical 
assistance program during the Enhancement of the National Animal Health Programs semina r.  The three-year program 
works to strengthen animal disease surveillance and prevention 
capacity within the governme nt, academic community, and 
private sector.  Armenia Jennifer Maurer,                      
Tel: 202-690-0707, 
Jennifer.Maurer@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 11 Sep 2006 – 16 Sep 2006 
Thermal Processing Training       
($4,902) The USDA FAS Cochran training provided in-depth knowledge 
of the design of thermal processes for retorted products in order 
to improve the skills and understanding of: the basic thermal 
process establishment and ev aluation techniques; critical 
decision-making steps essential to thermal process establishment; methods of process calculation; and the basic 
principles of retort system operation.  Topics included: retort 
operating procedures; critical f actor identification; heat 
penetration test design; practical thermo bacteriology; heat 
penetration data collection and analysis; general method and Ball 
Formula Calculation Methods; process schedule establishment; and process establis hment case studies. Costa Rica Lev Kuchevski,                       
Tel: 202-690-1243,          
Lev.Kuchevski@usda.gov 
Food Safety 14 Sep 2006 – 23 Sep 2006 
Good Agricultural Practices 
Training                                      
($9,804) This USDA FAS Cochran Fellowship Program training provided 
in-depth knowledge of GAP in the United States.  The training 
included the following topics: the U.S. National Organic 
Program; fruit production, importing and marketing; wholesale 
marketing (and retail) of fresh produce; standardization of 
packing methods; quality for fre sh produce; competition and 
pricing: organic versus conventional; post-harvest handling of produce; HACCP as it pertains to fresh produce; and, organic 
production of apples and pears. Argentina Kelly Shaw,                              
Tel:  202-690-2735, 
Kelly.Shaw@usda.gov 
Food Safety 14 Sep 2006 – 30 Sep, 2006 
Food Safety and Meat 
Processing Training            ($23,776) Four Moldovan meat processo rs received USDA FAS Cochran 
training on food safety implementation at meat processing 
plants.  The training provided in-depth knowledge of food safety regulations and practices, and meat processing, distribution and 
marketing.  Specific topics included food safety implementation, 
feedlot management, slaughtering, meat handling, and distribution. Moldova Lev Kuchevski,                       
Tel: 202-690-1243,          
Lev.Kuchevski@usda.gov 
Food Safety 18 Sep 2006 – 20 Sep 2006 
Dairy Safety Seminar                 
($4,700) Two FDA CFSAN dairy safety experts presented a day-long 
seminar to industry and government officials, supported by the 
USDA Regional Agricultu ral Attaché's Office. Panama John Sheehan,                           
Tel: 301-436-1488,  
John.Sheehan@fda.hhs.gov  
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Animal Health 18 Sep 2006 – 22 Sep 2006 
Avian Pathology Training 
($120,000) USDA provided U.S. Central America-Dominican Republic Free 
Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) regional Avian Pathology 
Training in collaboration with Mississippi State University to 
address poultry zoonoses.  The pr imary objective was to improve 
the ability of Central American countries to carry out an effective and internationally r ecognizable erad ication program 
for avian diseases by training veterinarians in diagnosis, sample 
collection, ante- and post- mo rtem examination techniques, 
methods and  interpretation of laboratory tests), and preparation 
of emergency response plans for infectious poultry diseases 
using OIE standards.  Costa Rica, 
Dominican 
Republic, El 
Salvador, 
Guatemala, Honduras, 
Nicaragua Jennifer Maurer,                       
Tel: 202-690-0707, 
Jennifer.Maurer@usda.gov 
Food Safety 23 Sep 2006 – 29 Sep 2006         
Good Agricultural Practices 
(GAPs) Train-the-Trainer Course                                          
($56,600) JIFSAN and FDA CFSAN provided this five-day program in 
country to 50 potential trainers from government, industry and 
academia. Topics included basic environmental, human health, 
and sanitary operational practices  necessary for production of 
safe, wholesome fruits and vegetables. "The Guide to Minimize 
Microbial Food Safety Hazards fo r Fresh Fruits and Vegetables" 
covered agricultural and postharvest water uses, manure and 
biosolids, worker health and hygiene, field and facility sanitation, transporta tion, and traceback. China Joyce Saltsman,                       
Tel: 301-436-1641, 
Joyce.Saltsman@fda.hhs.gov 
Food Safety 25 Sep 2006 – 15 Oct 2006 
FSIS Assessment of Namibia's 
Meat Regulatory System 
($41,935) USDA provided assistance in completing the FSIS questionnaire 
for an equivalency determination of Namibia’s regulatory 
system for meat products at the request of the Deputy Minister 
of Agriculture.  The FSIS assessment team reviewed legislations, interviewed regulatory official s and inspection staff, and 
reviewed regulatory lab system and processing establishments.  
They presented a findings report to the Namibian Directorate of Veterinary Services (DVS) outlining specific areas where 
Namibia was not meeting FSIS regulations.  The DVS responded 
to the FSIS report and agreed to make the necessary changes to meet FSIS regulations. Namibia Carolyn Schramm,                   
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Food Safety 30 Sep 2006 – 8 Oct 2006 
Food Safety/HACCP Training     
($41,608) The Cochran training program focused on food safety policy 
development, risk analysis and HACCP implementation, with 
hands-on training on various issues of food safety in both public 
and private sector settings. Armenia, Georgia, 
Moldova Lev Kuchevski,                       
Tel: 202-690-1243,          
Lev.Kuchevski@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 30 Sep 2006 – 15 Oct 2006 
HACCP Certification Course      
($13,552) This Cochran training program included a certification course on 
the principles of HACCP, meetings with regulatory agencies that 
establish, monitor and enforce food safety regulations, visits to 
local restaurants and supermarkets , and attendance at the Food 
Marketing Institute's Food Safety Supply Chain Conference.  The training was designed to provide HACCP certification to the 
council of chefs associat ed with the USDA-funded 
Demonstration Kitchen in Manila. Philippines Avis Watts-Massenburg,                
Tel:  202-690-0032, Avis.Watts-
Massenburg@usda.gov 
Food Safety 1 Oct 2006 – 7 Oct 2006      
Building Capacity for Trade in 
Dairy Industry               ($45,000) USDA, in cooperation with the Se rbian Ministry of Agriculture, 
co-hosted a workshop entitled, "Building Capacity for Trade in 
Dairy Industry," which focused on sanitary and animal health issues. The assistance was pr ovided to the Ministry of 
Agriculture, the Chief Veterinary Officer, the veterinary 
institutes, and the dairy industry of Serbia.  It addressed issues of the regulatory requirements and industry considerations for 
exporting dairy products to the U.S.  Serbia Carolyn Schramm,                    
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Plant Health 1 Oct 2006 – 14 Oct 2006 
Pest Risk Assessment Theory 
Training                                
($36,450) The University of Mi nnesota, together with the Center for 
Regulatory Research, conducted a Cochran training program on 
pest risk assessment theory.  The program included meetings 
with commercial agriculture re presentatives, USDA, and other 
regulatory representatives, as well as numerous site visits in Washington, D.C. and Minnesota. Ethiopia, South 
Africa Lindsey Itle,                             
Tel: 202-690-0777, 
Lindsey.Itle@usda.gov 
Animal Health 1 Oct 2006 – 10 Nov, 2006          
Borlaug Fellows Program            
($17,000) FAS sponsored Borlaug fellows from India to study appropriate 
technology for AI v accine development. India Kristofer Dodge,                      
Tel: 202-720-0301, 
Kristofer.Dodge@usda.gov 
Food Safety, Plant 
Health 1 Oct 2006 – 30 Sep 2007           
Faculty Exchange Program         
($258,000) USDA/FAS sponsored participan ts from Africa for a one 
semester exchange to receive trai ning and mentoring as part of 
the Faculty Exchange Program.  Ohio State University and 
Texas A&M University provided SPS training for professors in entomology and plant pathology relating to the import and 
export of horticultural products. Botswana, Ghana, 
Mauritius, Nigeria, 
Senegal,  Uganda Ed Gerard,                                
Tel: 202-690-1983, 
Edward.Gerard@fas.usda.gov  
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Food Safety 1 Oct 2006 – 30 Sept, 2007         
Expanding Afghanistan 
Capacity to Control Animal 
Disease                                
($727,281) USAID funded USDA to provide technical consultation, training 
and guidance to staff of the Af ghan Ministry of Agriculture, 
Irrigation, and Livestock, along with veterinary and animal 
health faculty at Kabul University, and others to help build 
national capacity to detect and control OIE list animal diseases. USDA sent an animal health e xpert from the Cooperative State 
Research, Education, and Exte nsion Service (CSREES) on a 
one-year assignment in Afghanistan to coordinate other USDA experts on short-term assignments to provide expertise and 
training to the Ministry of Agriculture in animal disease 
surveillance, data analysis, field response, lab diagnostics, and national planning for disease control. Afghanistan Otto Gonzalez,                          
Tel: 202-690-2209,   
Otto.Gonzalez@usda.gov 
Food Safety 1 Oct 2006 – 30 Sept 2007          
CAFTA-DR Support                    
($132,724) USAID funded and implemented this activity to support the 
efforts of the Dominican Republic governmental institutions, 
especially the Directorate of Foreign Commerce in the 
Secretariat of Industry and Commerce, private firms and 
business associations, and civil society organizations to 
implement fully CAFTA-DR. The overarching were to assist the 
government in implementing effectively all 22 chapters of CAFTA-DR; improve trade and investment policy 
implementation, and have local groups monitor, analyze, and 
assess the real impacts, shortcomings and results that this treaty will have had on the Dominican economy and society.  Dominican 
Republic USAID/Dominican Republic,          
Tel: 809-221-1100 
Food Safety 1 Oct 2006 – 30 Sept 2007          
Public-Private Partnerships in 
Agriculture                              
($690,496) USAID/Dominican Republic Rural Economic Diversification 
project’s overall objective was to facilitate rural diversification 
via expanding non-traditional exports, generating income and 
job growth, and mitigating and ameliorating rural poverty.  Dominican 
Republic USAID/Dominican Republic,          
Tel: 809-221-1100  
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Animal Health 1 Oct 2006 – 30 Sept 2007          
Regional Livestock Trade Sub-
activity                                    
($180,000) The goal of this USAID pr ogram was to harmonize trade 
policies and veterinary protocols for live-animals trade between 
Ethiopia, Djibouti, northern Somalia, and Kenya.  Results and 
lessons learned were shared with the Common Market for 
Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). The implementer 
provided summary reports of national laws, policies, and 
regulations affecting trade in live animals in the countries, 
including a list of treaties, regional agreements entered, regional protocols, animal health regulations and/or other arrangements 
among these countries. The implementer also provided policy 
analyses for COMESA and Commercial Agricultural Development Programme meetings to show key policy 
constraints to livestock trade, technical support to initiate 
livestock trade policy reform, and advice and input to the Regional Enhanced Livelihoods for Pastoral Areas.   Djibouti, Ethiopia, 
Kenya, Somalia  USAID/East Africa Mission,           
Tel: +254-20-862 2000, 
eastafrica-info@usaid.gov    
Food Safety, Plant 
Health, Animal Health 1 Oct 2006 – 30 Sept 2007          
Regional Trade Liberalization and Customs Project                    
($52,701) This USAID program assisted K azakhstan with final stages of 
WTO accession and post-accession compliance.  The activity aimed to foster economic growth and improve the 
competitiveness of Kazakhstan by improving conditions for 
international and cross-border tr ade and transit. Other activities 
strengthened WTO compliance, supported regional cooperation 
for data collection and sharing, and increased access to market information. Kazakhstan USAID/Central Asian Republics,    
Tel: +7-3272-50-76-12  
Plant Health 1 Oct 2006 – 30 Sept 2007          
Biotechnology Regulatory 
Development Assistance              
($240,000) This USAID program provided  technical assistance to 
developing countries in Asia and Africa to develop and 
implement biosafety regulatory policies and practices.  To date, 
the program assisted Kenya in developing biosafety legislation, trained regulators in Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, and the 
Philippines that facilitated their implementation of regulations. 
Notably, this assistance contributed  to the first approval to test a 
biotech crop in Uganda and approval of more complex 
applications in the Philippines.  In India, USAID support helped 
strengthen the food safety review process, a stumbling block in advancing approval of biotech crops in that country. India, Kenya, 
Malawi, 
Philippines, 
Uganda Saharah Moon Chapotin,                 
Tel: 202-712-4022, 
schapotin@usaid.gov  
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Food Safety, Plant 
Health, Animal 
Health 1 Oct 2006 – 30 Se pt 2007          
Indonesia Trade Assistance 
Project                                       
($353,696) USAID's Indonesia Trade Assistance Project focused training 
efforts on legal support, eco nomic research, public outreach, 
organizational development, and information technology. As a 
result, the improvement was expected in the Ministry of Trade’s 
capacity to analyze and implement trade reforms that would lead 
to increased exports, a more a ttractive investment climate, and 
increased employment opportunities for Indonesians.  Indonesia USAID/Indonesia,                     
Tel: +62-21-3435-9000, jakarta-
info@usaid.gov  
Food Safety, Plant Health, Animal 
Health 1 Oct 2006 – 30 Sept, 2007         
Kazakhstan Trade 
Liberalization and Customs 
Project                             ($98,910) This USAID program aimed to foster economic growth and 
improve the competitiveness of Kazakhstan by improving 
conditions for international and cr oss-border trade and transit. 
This mechanism assisted Kazakhs tan with final stages of WTO 
accession and post-accession compliance. Other activities 
worked to: reduce trade barriers relating to transport, transit, 
border crossing, and custom cl earance strengthen SPS measures. Kazakhstan USAID/Central Asian Republics,    
Tel: +7-3272-50-76-12  
Plant Health 1 Oct 2006 – 30 Sept 2007          
Kenya Agricultural 
Biotechnology Support 
Program                                 
($17,500) USAID funded and implemen ted the Kenya Agricultural 
Biotechnology Support Program, which provided biotechnology-
based research for maize, livestock, and food security, 
strengthen the biotechnology strategy with emphasis on 
establishing a functional bio-safety regulations and legislation, 
and increase public awareness of  biotechnology at all levels 
(farmers, decision makers, parliamentarians, media, consumers) using a science-based approach. The program supported 
elements crucial for commercialization and trade of biotech 
products, such as SPS measures  relating to trade standards, 
labeling and intellectual property rights.  The bio-safety bill was 
also a major activity. Kenya USAID/Kenya,                           
Tel: +254-20-862 2000, 
usaidke@usaid.gov   
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Food Safety, Plant 
Health, Animal 
Health 1 Oct 2006 – 30 Sept 2007          
Kyrgyzstan Trade 
Liberalization and Customs 
Project                             
($75,600) This USAID program aimed to foster economic growth and 
improve the competitiveness of Kyrgyzstan by improving 
conditions for international and cr oss-border trade and transit. 
This mechanism assisted Kyrgyzst an with final stages of WTO 
accession and post-accession compliance. Other activities worked to: reduce trade barriers relating to transport, transit, 
border crossing, and custom cl earance strengthen SPS measures 
as this is a key element both in WTO compliance and at the implementation levels in reducing barriers related to transit and 
border crossing and support regional cooperation for data 
collection and sharing. Kyrgyzstan USAID/Central Asian Republics,    
Tel: +7-3272-50-76-12  
Plant Health 1 Oct 2006 – 30 Sept 2007          
Integrated Pest Management 
Collaborative Research Support Program                          
($33,250) USAID funded and implemented IPM CRSP to develop and 
implements approaches to integrated pest management that help 
raise the standard of living and improve the environment in Mali.  Mali USAID/Mali,                           
Tel: +223-270-23-00  
Food Safety, Plant Health, Animal 
Health 1 Oct 2006 – 30 Sept 2007          
WTO Accession Activity 
(Montenegro)                           
($20,000) This USAID program aimed to assist the government of 
Montenegro to develop appropriate foreign trade and investment 
policies to stimulate growth in Montenegro. Project components 
included assisting in the preparation of documentation 
concerning procedural aspects of the WTO accession process, 
training key government and non-government officials for WTO 
negotiations, raising public awar eness of WTO-related issues 
and information, and helping to develop the next generation of experts through an internship program.  Montenegro USAID/Montenegro,               
Tel: +382-81-241050 
Food Safety, Plant 
Health, Animal 
Health 1 Oct 2006 – 30 Sept 2007          
Tajikistan Trade Liberalization 
and Customs Project                    
($42,850) This USAID program aimed to foster economic growth and 
improve the competitiveness of Tajikistan by improving 
conditions for international and cr oss-border trade and transit.  Tajikistan USAID/Central Asian Republics,    
Tel: +7-3272-50-76-12   
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Food Safety, Plant 
Health, Animal 
Health 1 Oct 2005 – 30 Sept 2006          
Trade, Investment and 
Business Acceleration Project     
($64,528) USAID funded and implemented the Trade, Investment and 
Business Acceleration Project to provide technical assistance to 
the Ukrainian government, regulatory administrators, and the 
private sector through supporting trade in goods and services in 
accordance with WTO rules, impl ementing regulatory reform for 
a business-friendly legal environm ent that encourag es growth of 
and investment in small- and medium-sized enterprises.   Ukraine USAID/Ukraine,                      
Tel: +380-44-537-4600, 
kyvinfo@usaid.gov 
Food Safety, Plant Health, Animal 
Health 1 Oct 2005 – 30 Sept 2006          
Support for Trade Acceleration 
II (STAR-Vietnam)                      
($92,400) USAID funded and implemented the STAR-II to support the 
Vietnamese Government’s ef forts to accelerate trade and 
investment reforms towards full integration into the global 
economy and completing its transition to market-driven economy. The objectives we re to: (i) Support the 
implementation of the U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement 
(BTA) and bilateral elements of the WTO Accession Protocol, (ii) Support overall WTO implementation, and, more broadly, 
the systematic modernization of  Vietnam’s legal and judicial 
system, including SPS measures, and, (iii) Develop the 
institutional and human resource capacity to implement the 
BTA/WTO and to mitigate the adjustment costs of vulnerable sectors that may lose as a result of WTO-related reforms. STAR 
II covered: (i) support for legal and judicial reforms (ii) support 
to develop institutional and human resource capacities and (iii) support for research on the economic and legal impact of the 
BTA/WTO, and for the development of adjustment programs to 
facilitate economic adjustment to WTO-related reforms. Vietnam USAID/Vietnam,                      
Tel: +84-4-935-1260 
Animal Health 15 Oct 2006 – 28 Oct 2006 
Poultry Feed Manufacturing 
Training                                      
($21,857) USDA FAS provided Cochran training to three fellows on 
poultry feed processing training at Mississippi State University.  
The training included lab tours, lectures, and field trips to mills 
and processing plants.  Former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia Lev Kuchevski,                       
Tel: 202-690-1243,          
Lev.Kuchevski@usda.gov 
Plant Health 18 Oct 2007 – 3 Nov 2007 
Residue Analysis and Testing 
Training                                       ($4,802) USDA FAS provided Cochran training on pesticide residue 
analysis to one Cochran Fellow at Lincoln University of 
Missouri.  The training provided in-depth theoretical and hands-on experience on how to estab lish and implement appropriate 
quality control and quality assurance systems in a pesticide 
laboratory. The objective of the tr aining was to ensure that fresh 
produce is within acceptable pesticide levels. Costa Rica Kelly Shaw,                             
Tel:  202-690-2735,  
Kelly.Shaw@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 20 Oct 2006 – 1 Nov 2006    
Produce Marketing and 
Handling Training                        
($40,656) USDA FAS provided training to six Chinese fellows on the 
proper handling techniques and marketing strategies of U.S. 
fresh fruits and vegetables.  The training included field visits to 
fruit and vegetable producers and processors in California and 
Washington and meetings with U.S. officials.  The training focused on processing, marketing, packing, cold storage and 
quality control.   China Avis Watts-Massenburg,            
Tel:  202-690-0032, Avis.Watts-
Massenburg@usda.gov 
Food Safety 23 Oct 2006 – 26 Oct 2006          
PAHO International Seminar 
on Labeling and Advertising 
($3,200) An FDA CFSAN expert lectured on FDA labeling requirements 
and health claims at the Pan- American Health Organization 
seminar. Brazil Camille Brewer,                       
Tel: 301-436-1761,  
Camille.Brewer@fda.hhs.gov 
Food Safety 23 Oct 2006 – 1 Nov 2006 
Meat and Poultry Verification 
and Audit Procedures Training    
($19,608) USDA FAS provided Cochran training on the verification and 
enforcement of HACCP and path ogen reduction regulations.  
The training included technical visits to slaughterhouses and 
processing plants in Texas. Mexico Lev Kuchevski,                       
Tel: 202-690-1243,          
Lev.Kuchevski@usda.gov 
Food Safety 26 Oct 2006 – 9 Nov 2006 
Food Security Training 
($21,500) USDA FAS provided Cochran training on food safety techniques 
and systems and food security, with a focus on private and 
public institution relationships. Kenya, Tunisia Lindsey Itle,                             
Tel: 202-690-0777, 
Lindsey.Itle@usda.gov 
Food Safety 28 Oct 2006 – 4 Nov 2006   
APEC/NATO Bioterrorism 
Workshop                                     
($16,000) FDA CFSAN expert lectured on f ood defense and application of 
Carver + Shock vulnerability assessment at the Asia-Pacific 
Economic Cooperation (APEC) / North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization (NATO) Bioterrorism Workshop. China, Indonesia, 
Malaysia, Peru, 
Thailand, Vietnam LeeAnne Jackson,                    
Tel: 301-436-1593,  
Leeanne.Jackson@fda.hhs.gov 
Food Safety 29 Oct 2006 – 8 Nov 2006 
Import and Export Procedures 
Training                                       
($9,804) USDA FAS provided Cochran training on import and export 
procedures including sanitary regulations with regard to trade, 
risk analysis and sampling, U.S. export procedures, and 
inspection and/or surveillance systems at ports.  The training 
helped to facilitate trade under CAFTA, and was organized in conjunction with FDA, APHIS, FSIS, and the National Food 
Processors Associations.  The trai ning incorporated meetings in 
Washington, D.C., and technical visits to the Caribbean Fruit Fly Protocol Area and the Port of Miami in Florida.   Colombia, Costa 
Rica Kelly Shaw,                              
Tel:  202-690-2735, 
Kelly.Shaw@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 30 Oct 2006 – 2 Nov 2006 
FAO/WHO Safety Assessment 
of Foods Derived from Modern 
Biotechnology Train-the-
Trainer                                         ($3,700) An FDA CFSAN expert lectured on principles of rDNA food 
safety assessment, and the principles outlined in the Codex plan 
guidelines. Argentina, China, 
Mexico, 
Philippines, 
Russia, South 
Africa Kathleen Jones,                       
Tel: 301-436-1856,  
Kathleen.Jones@fda.hhs.gov 
Food Safety, Plant 
Health 31 Oct 2006 – 16 Nov 2006 
SPS Issues Training 
($27,010) A USDA FAS Cochran training provided an overview of SPS 
issues, including training on HACCP, seed inspection laboratory 
analysis, and microtoxins, and visits to processing plants and 
certification centers. Egypt Lindsey Itle,                              
Tel: 202-690-0777, 
Lindsey.Itle@usda.gov 
Animal Health 2 Nov 2006 – 18 Nov 2006 
Animal Disease Surveillance 
Training ($17,400) Per the USDA FAS Cochran Program, three specialists from 
Yemen, Morocco, and Nigeri a received animal disease 
surveillance training conducted by the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.  The participants gained practical knowledge through 
on-site training by beef and sheep producers and university 
faculty specializing in HACCP, fo od safety, and animal disease 
science. On-site training was al so conducted at beef and poultry 
processing plants, and grocery st ores that specialize in animal 
disease identification programs. The goal of the program was to 
strengthen the regional food safety net. Yemen, Morocco, 
Nigeria Lindsey Itle,                               
Tel: 202-690-0777, 
Lindsey.Itle@usda.gov 
Animal Health 2 Nov 2006 – 19 Nov 2006 
Avian Influenza Technical 
Assistance for West Africa ($40,000) USDA's Senior Animal Health Advisor traveled to Cote 
D’Ivoire, Senegal and Burkina Faso to meet with USAID 
Missions, Chief Veterinary Officers, and NGOs on avian influenza and to conduct quality assurance checks for AI 
prevention and control. The advisor also participated in the 
OIE/FAO regional workshop on Performances, Vision and Strategy for National Veterinary Services while in Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso, Cote 
d`Ivoire, Senegal Jennifer Maurer,                      
Tel: 202-690-0707, 
Jennifer.Maurer@usda.gov 
Plant Health 4 Nov 2006 – 18 Nov 2006 
Plant Health Systems Analysis 
Training                             
($14,580) This USDA FAS Cochran Fellowship program focused on the 
inspection and quarantine mechanisms that APHIS utilizes to 
maintain plant health in the United States, and featured visits to 
APHIS facilities in Texas, the port of Philadelphia, and the APHIS quarantine research laboratory in North Carolina. Kenya, Tanzania Lindsey Itle,                              
Tel: 202-690-0777, 
Lindsey.Itle@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 4 Nov 2006 – 19 Nov 2006 
Morocco Cold Chain Training 
Program 
($60,000) USDA FAS led a program in which a group of five Moroccan 
veterinary inspectors visited Nebraska to learn how U.S. meat 
and poultry is raised and handled throughout the cold chain to 
ensure maximum product quality and consumer safety.  This 
activity acquainted the delegation with every aspect of government oversight for the beef industry (and to some extent 
for poultry) from slaughter through processing and distribution. Morocco Mark Hawthorne,                             
Tel: 202-690-1858, 
Mark.Hawthorne@usda.gov 
Food Safety 5 Nov 2006 – 17 Nov 2006       
Food Safety Policy Training        
($53,496) The USDA FAS Cochran training program introduced foreign 
government officials to U.S. food safety policies.  The program 
included meetings with U.S.  government regulators, the 
National Center for Food Safety and Technology in Chicago, Texas A&M University.   Armenia, Croatia Lev Kuchevski,                       
Tel: 202-690-1243,          
Lev.Kuchevski@usda.gov 
Food Safety 5 Nov 2006 – 1 Jun 2007 
APEC Food Defense 
Workshop 
($79,000) USDA FAS conducted an agroterrorism prevention and 
mitigation workshop titled "Workshop on Risk Assessment and 
Mitigation Methods to Meet the Th reat of Agroterrorism to the 
Food Supply in APEC Emerging Economies in Southeast Asia."  Thailand, Vietnam Steve Beasley,                          
Tel: 202-720-0405, 
Steven.Beasley@usda.gov 
Food Safety 6 Nov 2006 – 7 Nov 2006 
Helping Consumers to Choose Healthier, More Balanced 
Diets                                            ($7,800) An FDA CFSAN nutrition expert lectured on communicating 
with consumers the risks and benefits of a healthy diet. Thailand Barbara Schneeman,                  
Tel: 301-436-2373,        Barbara.Schneeman@fda.hhs.gov 
Plant Health 6 Nov 2006 – 10 Nov 2006 
CAFTA Regional Peppers & 
Tomatoes Mitigation Training 
($75,000) USDA FAS hosted a workshop in El Salvador for Central 
American plant health officials to address the mitigation of pests 
and diseases related to the export of peppers and tomatoes to the 
United States and achieve comp liance with recently published 
APHIS rules. This USAID-funded activity improved the ability 
of CAFTA countries to benefit from new market opportunities.  
Within the first month after the conclusion of the activity, El Salvador and Honduras exported a total of nine containers of 
peppers and by March 2007, all CAFTA countries combined had 
shipped US$55 million of peppers. Costa Rica, 
Dominican 
Republic, El 
Salvador, Guatemala, 
Honduras, 
Nicaragua Kelly Skupnik,                          
Tel: 202-720-5800, 
Kelly.Skupnik@usda.gov 
Food Safety 7 Nov 2006 – 7 Nov 2006         
Import Compliance Direct 
Video Conference                        
($600) FDA CFSAN experts lectured industry and government officials 
on food import safety, including labeling and health claims, low 
acid canned foods, pesticides, and compliance. Peru Robin Woo,                                 
Tel: 301-436-2776, 
Robin.Woo@fda.hhs.gov  
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Food Safety 7 Nov 2006 – 24 Nov 2006 
Food Safety/HACCP Training     
($17,832) This USDA FAS Cochran training  program familiarized foreign 
officials and importers with th e U.S. food safety system, 
generated greater interest and capacity to import U.S. food 
products.  The training included meetings with the Minnesota 
state government and several large food processors in North Dakota.   Albania, 
Macedonia Lev Kuchevski,                       
Tel: 202-690-1243,          
Lev.Kuchevski@usda.gov 
Food Safety 13 Nov 2006 – 14 Nov 2006       
Costa Rica-Microbiological 
Indicators                                     
($385) Representatives from the Central American countries met in 
Costa Rica to discuss FDA and Codex requirements for coliform 
application, commercial sterility, and regulatory systems.  FDA 
provided a panel of experts via digital video conference to 
explain required microbiological tests in processed food; criteria for considering those tests, tolerance levels for bacteria, 
particularly E.Coli regulations; how and why FDA testing 
requires total counts versus Codex testing, which uses a different procedure; and demonstrate that FDA regulations provide 
protection equivalent to Codex.  Costa Rica Susan Cottrell,                          
Tel: 202-690-1339 
Food Safety 13 Nov 2006 – 17 Nov 2006      
Good Aquaculture Practices 
Train-the-trainer                      
($21,600) U.S. university faculty gave a five-day program, which was led 
by JIFSAN and FDA in Vietnam.  Fifty potential trainers from 
government, industry and academia attended.  Topics included 
basic environmental, human health, and sanitary operational 
practices necessary for prod uction of safe, wholesome 
aquaculture products, including farm design and management, 
animal and manure management, animal drug use, water 
sanitation, worker health and hygiene, and facility sanitation. Vietnam Brett Koonse,                            
Tel: 301-436-1415, 
Brett.Koonse@fda.hhs.gov 
Food Safety 13 Nov 2006 – 22 Nov 2006 
Food Testing Quality Systems 
Training                                       
($4,902) USDA FAS Cochran program provided training on food testing 
quality systems for one Cochran Fellow.  The training focused 
on designing and developing laboratory documents and quality 
manuals and establishing an internal quality system.  Training 
included:  National and International Perspective; Mutual recognition of accrediting bodies ; ISO/IEC 17025:2005 What 
the Standard Requires; Preparation of Documentation; and 
Internal audits of the lab.  The Fellow attended the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation ISO 17025 and 
Accreditation Training in Nevada and received hands-on ISO 
17025 training at the USDA-FSIS Eastern Laboratory in Athens, Georgia. Honduras Kelly Shaw,                             
Tel:  202-690-2735, 
Kelly.Shaw@usda.gov  
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Plant Health 5 Nov 2006 – 17 Nov 2006 
Fumigation and Quarantine 
Treatment Training 
($4,902) The USDA FAS Cochran Fumigation and Quarantine Treatment 
training provided one Fellow with an understanding of U.S. 
regulations on fumigation and quarantine treatments in grain and 
cereal storage facilities.  The fumigation/quarantine treatment 
training also helped to facilitate a better understanding of the grain marketing system in the United States and the national 
regulations for inspection.  Training included Methyl Bromide 
regulations, fumigation, chemical  alternatives, and emission 
reduction issues. The Fellow also attended the 13th Annual 
International Research Conf erence on Methyl Bromide 
Alternatives and Emission Reduction in Orlando, Florida. Honduras Kelly Shaw,                             
Tel:  202-690-2735, 
Kelly.Shaw@usda.gov 
Food Safety 27 Nov 2006 – 28 Nov 2006       
Guatemala, Microbiological 
Seminar--FDA Indicators            ($1,500) The Central American Custom s Union held a seminar in 
Guatemala to discuss the scien tific basis and application of 
microbiological parameters to draft the final regional standards for both locally produced and imported food products.  The 
seminar covered FDA standards for coli form application, 
commercial sterility, and regulatory systems. Guatemala Susan Cottrell,                          
Tel: 202-690-1339 
Food Safety 27 Nov 2006 – 1 Dec 2006 
Practical Implementation and 
Management of the HACCP 
System in the Processed Fruits and Vegetables Sector 
($18,411) USDA FAS provided two days of practical training on Low Acid 
Canned Foods during the annual conference of the Bulgarian 
Canning Association. The training emphasized topics of 
importance for both Bulgaria's Canning Industry and Ministry of Health Inspection Service. The ob jective of the training was to 
build the capacity of export-ready canned foods companies to 
trade with the United States. Bulgaria Carolyn Schramm,                   
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Animal Health 28 Nov 2006 – 16 Dec 2006 
Animal Health Training 
($27,104) The USDA FAS Cochran Fellowship Program provided training 
on food safety and standards on meat products.  The training 
focused on the disease control and surveillance system, epidemic 
status, ante-mortem transportation, slaughtering process and 
meat inspection, post-mortem transportation to export port, and laboratory tests.  In addition, the program included tours of a 
disease diagnosis laboratory, meat slaughterhouses and 
processing plants. The training helped the Fellows to be aware of a need to comply with international science-based guidelines on 
animal health and food safety and standards on meat and meat 
products. Thailand Avis Watts-Massenburg,                
Tel:  202-690-0032, Avis.Watts-
Massenburg@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 30 Nov 2006 – 9 Dec 2006 
Food Safety Management 
Training               ($9,804) The USDA FAS Cochran training provided an overview of ISO 
22000, HACCP Principles, and the methodologies and 
utilization of process audit trails  in relation to Food Safety 
Management Systems.   The training also focused on the 
registration process for Food Safety Management Systems. Colombia Lev Kuchevski,                       
Tel: 202-690-1243,          
Lev.Kuchevski@usda.gov 
Food Safety 30 Nov 2006 – 9 Dec 2006 
Advanced Dairy HACCP 
Training ($30,000) USDA FAS conducted 4 workshops across Bulgaria, providing 
hands-on experience and opportunities for trainers to address 
specific regional concerns.  The purpose was to train veterinary officials and dairy plant workers in advanced HACCP principles, 
including daily management of the HACCP system, traceability 
of product, risk assessment and internal auditing.  Bulgarian 
dairy producers have already been advised in basic HACCP 
principles in preparation for the nation's accession to the 
European Union. The training was provided to dairy plant workers and government veterinary officials to enhance 
international trade capacity in the dairy sector. Bulgaria Carolyn Schramm,                    
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Animal Health 1 Dec 2006 – 29 Feb 2008 
Avian Influenza Field 
Epidemiology Training                
($1,200,000) USDA carried out AI Field Ep idemiology workshops in six 
different regions of Indonesia, in conjunction with Colorado 
State University. Indonesia Peter Benson,                           
Tel: 202-690-1943,                    
peter.benson@fas.usda.gov 
Food Safety 3 Dec 2006 – 14 Dec 2006       
Morocco Dairy Inspection 
Study Tour                                   ($20,699) USDA conducted a study tour  targeting Moroccan dairy 
inspection officials in order to promote a better understanding of 
the U.S. system of production, regulation, and export certification of dairy products.  This activity aimed to facilitate 
the expansion of trade of thos e products between the U.S. and 
Morocco. Morocco Scott Goldman,                         
Tel: 202-690-1339 
Animal Health 4 Dec 2006 – 6 Dec 2006 
Armenia SPS Initiative 
($9,000) USDA FAS, in collaboration with the Armenian Ministry of 
Agriculture and Colorado State University, facilitated a seminar 
to develop Brucellosis and Foot and Mouth Disease National 
Control Programs in Armenia. Armenia Jennifer Maurer,                       
Tel: 202-690-0707, 
Jennifer.Maurer@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 4 Dec 2006 – 12 Dec 2006 
Armenia Lab Assessment 
($45,000) USDA's Laboratory Assessment Team visited Armenian primary 
food production sites, proce ssing and distribution facilities, 
catering operations and relevant university departments, 
ministries, and testing laboratories.  These visits provided team 
members with direct impressions and contact with informants who could advise on the current state of food safety in Armenia 
and possible future directions. As a result, the team has outlined 
the role of a laboratory system in the context of the whole food safety system in the country,  and discussed major elements, 
action lines and approaches for an  effective food control system. Armenia Carolyn Schramm,                      
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Plant Health 4 Dec 2006 – 7 Dec 2006 
APEC Biotechnology Farmer 
Outreach Works hop ($93,000) USDA FAS, in collaboration with International Services for the 
Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications, hosted a farmer 
biotechnology outreach workshop  in Manila, Philippines, for 
approximately 20 Asian farming leaders.  As a follow-up to previous farmer outreach works hops, the event enabled farmer 
discussion on acceptance and market access for biotech crops 
and emphasized organizational sustainability of the Asian 
Farmers Regional Network.   China, Malaysia, 
Indonesia, 
Philippines, 
Thailand, Vietnam Phil Harlan,                                
Tel: 202-690-1879, 
Phil.Harlan@usda.gov 
Food Safety 5 Dec 2006 – 8 Dec 2006 
Honduras Poultry Techniques 
Training ($8,000) USDA FAS trained 90 private sector and government 
representatives on poultry insp ection techniques in San Pedro 
Sula, Honduras.  The workshop was a part of FAS's capacity 
building effort in the CAFTA-DR countries.   Honduras Megan Schildgen,                           
Tel: 202-720-0630, 
Megan.Schildgen@usda.gov 
Food Safety 9 Dec 2006 – 13 Dec 2006 
China World Food Safety 
Summit 
($32,000) Senior U.S. officials from USDA  (FSIS, FAS, APHIS) and FDA 
attended the 2nd Sino-U.S. Food Safety Bilateral Workshop held 
in Beijing, China.  During this visit, USDA conducted a food 
safety workshop to address issues related to U.S. exports of meat 
and poultry products to China.   China Jason Sandahl,                         
Tel: 202-690-3985, 
Jason.Sandahl@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 9 Dec 2006 – 22 Dec 2006 
Food Safety Standards 
Training                                 
($33,880) USDA FAS sponsored Cochran Fello ws to receive training on 
Certificate of Free Sales, Ce rtificate of Rule Origin, 
Phytosanitary Certificate, and th e overview of the U.S. system 
on food safety and standards.  The program included tours of 
food processing plants in Te nnessee and the Florida citrus 
industry.  The team also met with FDA, EPA, Food Products 
Association, APHIS, AMS, Federal Trade Commission, and the 
U.S. Codex Office officials.  The training helped increase 
awareness of international food standards and complied with the 
science-based food safety guidelines. Thailand Avis Watts-Massenburg,                 
Tel:  202-690-0032, Avis.Watts-
Massenburg@usda.gov 
Food Safety 12 Dec 2006 – 17 Dec 2006 
International Symposium on 
Mycotoxicology: New Strategy 
for Mycotoxins                            ($6,900) One FDA-CFSAN expert lectured on  state-of-the-art research on 
mycotoxins. Thailand Robin Woo,                               
Tel: 301-436-2776, 
Robin.Woo@fda.hhs.gov 
Food Safety 18 Dec 2006 – 21 Dec 2006        
Food Safety Regulatory Forum   
($160,000) This four-day symposium was conducted by FDA with 
participation from 75 food safety government specialists.  The 
program, featuring FDA-CFSAN, FAS, and FSIS lecturers, 
covered U.S. laws, regulations, and food safety agency 
responsibilities, WTO responsibilities, compliance, inspection, 
Good Manufacturing Pr actices (GMPs), shelf-life, food additives 
and biotechnology, export certifi cation, risk analysis, HACCP, 
and epidemiology.  Funding wa s provided by the U.S. State 
Department’s Middle East Partnership Initiative. Algeria, Egypt, 
Libya, Morocco, 
Tunisia Robin Woo,                               
Tel: 301-436-2776, 
Robin.Woo@fda.hhs.gov 
Animal Health 1 Jan 2007 – 31 Mar 2007 
CAFTA Good Dairy Sanitation 
Practices 
($134,000) USDA FAS led a team from Utah  State University to train 
government officials, dairy industry representatives, and dairy 
producers on sanitary farming practices in Nicaragua, Honduras, 
Guatemala, and El Salvador.  Th is interactive workshop included 
hands-on training to address pr oper animal health and milk 
collection procedures and was an integral part of FAS’s ongoing 
trade capacity building efforts in support of CAFTA-DR policy 
priorities.  This Good Dairy Sanitation Practices workshop, 
funded in cooperation with USAI D, will improve the safety and 
quality of raw milk and expand future trade options for the 
regional market. El Salvador, 
Guatemala, 
Honduras, 
Nicaragua Matthew West,                         
Tel: 202-690-0787, 
Matthew.West@usda.gov  
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Plant Health 6 Jan 2007 – 8 Feb 2007 
Procedural Guidelines 
Workshop 
($20,126) A leading international biosafety expert facilitated a USDA FAS 
workshop in Egypt to support the Egyptian Ministry of 
Agriculture’s (MOA) in preparation for legislative approval of 
regulations to govern genetically modified crops.  The workshop 
assisted MOA and the Egyptia n National Biosafety Committee 
in developing administrative guidelines for an authorization 
system for genetically modified crop trials and 
commercialization.   Egypt Steve Beasley,                          
Tel: 202-720-0405, 
Steven.Beasley@usda.gov 
Food Safety 14 Jan 2007 – 27 Jan 2007 
Predictive Microbiology 
Training                                     ($4,902) This USDA FAS Cochran training program provided knowledge 
on how to develop predictive models and their applications in 
food production.  The training also included the use of the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Pathogen Model 
Program. Colombia Lev Kuchevski,                       
Tel: 202-690-1243,          
Lev.Kuchevski@usda.gov 
Food Safety 15 Jan 2007 – 15 Jan 2008 
Armenia Laboratory Technical 
Assistance ($10,000) USDA FAS food safety program staff provided training and 
technical assistance to Armenian food safety laboratories on 
good laboratory practices, equipment training, and quality assurance programs.  As a result, an Armenian laboratory 
identified the source of microbi ology violation which caused a 
food poisoning outbreak in an elementary school. Armenia Carolyn Schramm,                    
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Animal Health 21 Jan 2007 – 3 Feb 2007 
Poultry Production Training 
($56,300) This USDA FAS Cochran program included participation in the 
2007 International Poultry Expo in Atlanta, followed by a course 
at Auburn University in Alabama on live bird management, AI, 
an overview of the U.S. poultry industry production, biosecurity, and state systems for monitoring. .  The group participated in 
field trips to an Alabama poultr y processor, a retailer, and a 
poultry farm. Nigeria Lindsey Itle,                             
Tel: 202-690-0777, 
Lindsey.Itle@usda.gov  
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Plant Health 22 Jan 2007 – 2 Feb 2007 
Kenya Pack House 
Phytosanitary Effectiveness 
Evaluation 
($26,000) USDA conducted a USAID-funded evaluation of pest and 
disease surveillance and mitigation issues that affect Kenyan 
commercial fruit and vegetable production.  The objectives of 
this activity were to determine the effectiveness of Kenyan field 
and packhouse commercial handlin g practices in meeting APHIS 
requirements, as well as to evaluate elements of EurepGAP and 
other standard commercial practices in Africa that have 
implications on regional trade.  Anticipated outcomes of this activity included the development of area-appropriate pest 
mitigation measures and the establishment of packhouse 
management methods that are acceptable to APHIS import requirements.  Kenya Megan Schildgen,                      
Tel: 202-720-0630, 
Megan.Schildgen@usda.gov 
Animal Health, 
Food Safety 28 Jan 2007 – 10 Feb 2007 
Meat Quality and Handling 
Training                             
($19,608) The USDA FAS Cochran training provided in-depth knowledge 
of: animal welfare as it relates to meat quality; cattle evaluation 
and carcass grading; implementation of HACCP and Good 
Manufacturing Practices in slaughterhouses; meat quality 
evaluation; meat products grading, handling, and inspection; 
factors effecting leanness and palatability; cutting rules; and 
portion control; marketing of meat and meat products; purchasing strategies; pricing; packaging and meat presentation; 
and, merchandising. Dominican 
Republic, Mexico, 
Venezuela Lev Kuchevski,                       
Tel: 202-690-1243,          
Lev.Kuchevski@usda.gov 
Food Safety 29 Jan 2007 – 2 Feb 2007 
Nicaragua Lab Assessment 
($25,000) USDA FAS led a team to assess Ni caraguan laboratories that are 
responsible for analyzing export commodities, with support from 
USAID.  The team provided information and guidance to enhance the laboratories' staff's capabilities in performing 
internationally-recognized analytical tests and diagnostics.  Nicaragua Jason Sandahl,                          
Tel: 202-690-3985, 
Jason.Sandahl@usda.gov 
Plant Health 3 Feb 2007 – 3 Mar 2007            
Cocoa Pod Borer Management 
Training                               ($40,656) Malaysian (1) and Indonesian (5 ) scientists received Cochran 
training in Integrated Pest Management and breeding technology 
to combat the cocoa pod borer, an  insect pest that destroys a 
significant amount of Indonesia's cocoa crop.  Since very few 
resistant cultivars are available to farmers, the training stressed 
the rational use of chemicals and alternatives to pesticides, such as pheromones, fungal and insect biocontrol, as well as 
taxonomy and plant pathology topics.  This training helps to 
ensure a sustainable supply of high quality cocoa for export to the U.S. Indonesia, 
Malaysia Avis Watts-Massenburg,              
Tel:  202-690-0032, Avis.Watts-
Massenburg@usda.gov  
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Plant Health 8 Feb 2007 – 16 Feb 2007 
Senegal Risk Mitigation 
Evaluation II 
($10,000) USDA, with support from USAID, evaluated production areas, 
transportation networks, and pack ing facilities for fine beans, 
tomatoes, asparagus, and melons in Senegal.  The team worked 
closely with Senegalese stakeholders to develop risk 
management strategies to streamline trade and to evaluate the feasibility of using a systems approach in lieu of methyl bromide 
fumigation for exportation of fine bean to the United States.  
Anticipated outcomes include identification of current pest mitigation practices and the recommendations for additional 
measures.  The Senegalese government and local export 
producers gained a clear understanding of the actions needed to meet the phytosanitary standards of potential importers.   Senegal Megan Schildgen,                    
Tel: 202-720-0630, 
Megan.Schildgen@usda.gov 
Food Safety 9 Feb 2007 – 22 Feb 2007 
Cold Chain Management 
Training 
($19,608) The USDA FAS training provided an  overview of the entire cold 
chain process from producer (harvest) to consumer.  The training 
focused on quality maintenance and good manufacturing 
practices in the cold supply chai n; characteristics of cold storage 
rooms; new warehouse management systems; transportation and 
distribution systems for refrigera ted and perishable products; 
receiving and managing perishab le products; waste management; 
new technologies in the cold chain industry; and methods of 
extending shelf-life.  The traini ng also included technical visits 
to processing plants, distribution centers and retail operations to see cold chain management th roughout the supply chain. Colombia, Peru, 
Venezuela Lev Kuchevski,                       
Tel: 202-690-1243,          
Lev.Kuchevski@usda.gov 
Animal Health 12 Feb 2007 – 16 Feb 2007 
Avian Influenza Laboratory 
Diagnostic Training                     
($40,000) USDA APHIS carried out an Avian Influenza Lab Diagnostic 
Training at Iowa State Univers ity in Ames, Iowa.  The activity 
focused on the standardization of protocols for handling and 
processing samples. Bolivia, Colombia, 
Ecuador, Peru, 
Venezuela José Bruzual,                             
Tel: 301-659-3079, 
jose.j.bruzual@aphis.usda.gov         
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Plant Health 1 Mar 2007 – 30 Jun 2007         
Workshop on Liability Redress 
under the Cartagena Protocol 
on Biosafety                                 
($19,938) In conjunction with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation 
on Agriculture (IICA), USDA FAS facilitated a workshop on the 
treatment of liability and redress under the Cartagena Protocol 
on Biosafety.  This workshop wa s held in Fortaleza, Brazil, and 
brought together approximately 31 policy makers from Latin America and the Caribbean with 4-5 international experts to 
examine the potential implications  of various approaches to 
liability and redress under consideration in the Protocol. Argentina, 
Barbados, Belize, 
Brazil, Bolivia, 
Colombia, Chile, 
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, 
El Salvador, 
Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, 
Paraguay, Peru, 
Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, 
Venezuela  Lydia Smith,                              
Tel: 202-690-1339 
Animal Health 6 Mar 2007 – 8 Mar 2007 
Live Bird Market Training          
($13,000) USDA APHIS carried out a Live Bi rd Market Training with the 
goal of introducing biosecurity management into the lab system 
and identifying areas for improvement. El Salvador José Bruzual,                            
Tel: 301-659-3079, 
jose.j.bruzual@aphis.usda.gov        
Animal Health 6 Mar 2007 – 8 Mar 2007 
Basic Brucellosis 
Epidemiology Training                
($3,000) UDSA APHIS carried out its annu al Brucellosis Epidemiology 
Training in Austin, Texas, with participation from four 
Mexicans. Mexico Debra Donch,                           
Tel: 301-734-5952, 
debra.a.donch@aphis.usda.gov 
Food Safety 11 Mar 2007 – 25 Mar 2007 
National Food Safety Concept 
Meeting and Laboratory 
Roundtable 
($20,000) USDA FAS sponsored roundtables to assist Armenian officials 
in establishing a viable, effect ive and sustainable food safety 
system through science-based improvement of food safety 
regulations, streamlining of laboratory capacity, enhancing 
Armenian information dissemination and training in food safety (including consumer education), introducing quality control 
strategies, and establishing us e of HACCP practices at food 
processing plants.  The objective for the roundtable discussion on the Draft National Food Safety Concept was to establish an 
internationally-recognized food safety policy and enforcement 
system as an official part of the country's regulatory framework. Armenia Carolyn Schramm,                   
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov  
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Plant Health 12 Mar 2007 – 15 Mar 2007 
Egyptian Officials Study 
Biotechnology Authorization 
System 
($6,960) USDA FAS sponsored two officials from Egypt’s Ministry of 
Agriculture and Land Reclamation to visit the Netherlands and 
Belgium to learn how each government processes permit 
applications for genetically engineered crop varieties.  The goal 
was to build capacity in biosafety specific to biotechnology. Egypt Steve Beasley,                         
Tel: 202-720-0405, 
Steven.Beasley@usda.gov 
Food Safety 12 Mar 2007 – 16 Mar 2007     
Food Safety Regulatory 
Seminar and Assessment             ($65,000) USDA FAS sponsored two food safety regulatory experts to 
meet with Indian government officials to get a technical 
understanding of the food safety priority areas with India.  The USDA representatives were keynote speakers at the 
Confederation of Indian Industry’s 1st International Food 
Regulatory Summit from April 10-11 and one of them led two food safety regulatory seminars in Mumbai and Bangalore. 
Various follow-up activities were identified related to the 
understanding and adoption of GATT and WTO rules, particularly relating to SPS and TBT issues; understanding and 
adoption of Codex food safety standards; and understanding of 
the U.S. regulatory system. India Matthew West,                        
Tel: 202-690-0787, 
Matthew.West@usda.gov 
Food Safety 13 Mar 2007 – 16 Mar 2007  
Milk Pasteurization Tests and 
Controls Training          
($55,000) USDA carried out milk pasteurization training based on the FDA 
training course designed for milk regulatory officials, industry, 
and industry consultants in the U.S.  Through demonstrations 
and audience participation, as well as selected lectures and 
presentations, the participants developed the technical 
knowledge and skills necessary to evaluate basic and complex 
pasteurization systems.  Participan ts used pasteurizer controllers 
and instrumentation to perform hands-on practical sessions. Montenegro, 
Serbia Carolyn Schramm,                    
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Plant Health 19 Mar 2007 – 25 Mar 2007 
Middle East Pest Risk 
Assessment and Pest 
Monitoring Workshop 
($45,000) USDA AS hosted a workshop, featuring one APHIS speaker and 
a private consultant, to train approximately 60 Middle Eastern 
plant health representatives in Dubai, United Arab Emirates 
(UAE), and Muscat, Oman, on March 19-20 and 24-25, 
respectively. The trainees consis ted of public sector officials 
from the UAE, Oman, Kuwait, and Bahrain.  The goal of this 
workshop was to build regional capacity to meet international 
phytosanitary standards.  The workshop focused on science-based pest risk systems, surveyi ng, and analysis suitable for risk 
assessments on indigenous pests affecting agricultural trade in 
the region. Bahrain, Kuwait, 
Oman, United 
Arab Emirates Megan Schildgen,                      
Tel: 202-720-0630, 
Megan.Schildgen@usda.gov  
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Plant Health 19 Mar 2007 – 21 Mar 2007 
Egypt Biotech Short Course 
($101,000) USDA FAS conducted a Biotech Short Course in Egypt, with 
sponsorship from USAID.  Th e objective was to educate 
government officials and high ranking Egyptian politicians on 
the fundamentals of biotechnology.  Egypt Steve Beasley,                             
Tel: 202-720-0405, 
Steven.Beasley@usda.gov 
Animal Health 26 Mar 2007 – 6 Apr 2007 
Animal Disease Diagnostic 
Training                     ($7,325) In partnership with the Armenian Ministry of Agriculture and 
Colorado State University's Animal Population Health Institute, 
FAS conducted an animal health diagnostic training for twelve 
scientists at the Central Veterinary Laboratory, focusing on use of new equipment recently received from the donor community 
and on tests. Armenia Jennifer Maurer,                        
Tel: 202-690-0707, 
Jennifer.Maurer@usda.gov 
Animal Health 26 Mar 2007 – 30  Mar 2007 
National Animal Health 
Program                     ($9,240) In collaboration with the Armenian Ministry of Agriculture and 
Colorado State University, FAS discussed the development of 
the Brucellosis National Control Program and visited selected villages serving as demonstration models for the comprehensive 
surveillance system for brucellosis, foot and mouth disease, and 
tuberculosis. Armenia Jennifer Maurer,                       
Tel: 202-690-0707, 
Jennifer.Maurer@usda.gov 
WTO 8 Apr 2007 – 7 Apr 2009   
Egypt SPS Technical Assistance                     
($377,353) FAS signed a participating ag ency service agreement with 
USAID Egypt Mission to initiate a government-to-government technical assistance program to facilitate Egypt's ability to meet 
WTO SPS obligations.  One activity included training over 60 Egyptian officials in SPS national notification and enquiry point 
operations, coordination, monitoring, reporting, and commenting 
on foreign regulatory developments. Egypt Jennifer Maurer,                      
Tel: 202-690-0707, Jennifer.Maurer@usda.gov 
Plant Health 9 Apr 2007 – 13 Apr 2007 
South America Regional 
Workshop on Pest Risk 
Analysis 
($47,000) USDA co-hosted a workshop with the Southern Cone Regional 
Plant Protection Organization to train approximately 50 
government plant health specialists from 10 South American 
countries in Santiago, Chile. The goal was to build regional 
capacity and expertise for handlin g Pest Risk Assessments and 
to create consensus on risk-relat ed aspects of important regional 
pests, which allowed countries in  the region to address U.S. 
Market Access requests in a more scientific and timely manner. The workshop focused on scien ce-based Pest Risk Assessments 
by examining methodologies used in both the U.S. and Chile. Argentina, Bolivia, 
Brazil, Colombia, 
Chile, Ecuador, 
Paraguay, Peru, 
Uruguay, Venezuela Megan Schildgen,                    
Tel: 202-720-0630, 
Megan.Schildgen@usda.gov  
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Animal Health 9 Apr 2007 – 13 Apr 2007 
Avian Influenza Laboratory 
Diagnostic Training                     
($40,000) USDA APHIS carried out an Avian Influenza Lab Diagnostic 
Training at Campinas national diagnostic lab in Brazil.  The 
activity focused on the standardization of protocols for handling 
and processing samples. Argentina, Brazil, 
Chile, Paraguay, 
Uruguay José Bruzual,                                
Tel: 301-659-3079, 
jose.j.bruzual@aphis.usda.gov        
Animal Health 9 Apr 2007 – 11 May 2007 
Diagnostic Laboratory Skill 
Training for Serbia and 
Montenegro              ($80,000) USDA FAS, in collaboration w ith Iowa State’s Veterinary 
College, provided animal health diagnostic skills training to 
scientists from Serbia.  The training emphasized viral/molecular 
virology, serology, and diagnostic pathology capabilities. Serbia, 
Montenegro Jennifer Maurer,                       
Tel: 202-690-0707, 
Jennifer.Maurer@usda.gov 
Plant Health 12 Apr 2007 – 21 Apr 2007 
APHIS Pest Database 
Management Training 
($20,500) Six information technology managers involved in the 
development of pest databases in Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, 
and Kenya participated in USDA FAS Cochran Fellowship 
training focused on developing an East African regional pest 
database.  The training was conducted by APHIS and focused on 
system design, set-up, maintenance, security, and in-country deployment.   The goal of the program was to assist in plant pest 
database design and management in order to strengthen the 
regional food safety net. Kenya, Tanzania, 
Uganda, Zambia Lindsey Itle,                              
Tel: 202-690-0777, 
Lindsey.Itle@usda.gov 
Food Safety 10 Apr 2007 – 3 May 2007 
Post Harvest Management / 
Cold Chain Training              
($13,552) USDA FAS sponsored two Cochran Fellows from India to 
receive training on post harvest/c old chain operations for fruits 
and vegetables with special emphasis on mangos.  The training 
was coordinated by Tuskegee Univ ersity and included meetings 
with APHIS and ARS in Washington, D.C., as well as field visits in Alabama and Florida.  This activity contributed to 
meeting U.S. commitments under the Agricultural Knowledge 
Initiative and has contributed to enhanced cooperation between the United States and India with in the agricultural sector. India Avis Watts-Massenburg,                 
Tel:  202-690-0032, Avis.Watts-
Massenburg@usda.gov 
Food Safety 15 Apr 2007 – 22 Apr 2007 
Sanitary Control Procedures 
and HACCP for Seafood 
Processing                                    ($5,200) One FDA CFSAN expert conducted a course for industry and 
government authorities on how to establish a HACCP system to 
assure safe seafood production. Nicaragua Barbara Montwill,                       
Tel: 301-436-1426,           
Barbara.Montwill@fda.hhs.gov  
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Animal Health 15 Apr 2007 – 28 Apr 2007 
Animal Health /Veterinary 
Inspection Training                      
($11,888) USDA FAS organized this Cochran training program, which 
focused on agricultural biosecurity, the role of private and 
government veterinarians, tours of university and state veterinary 
diagnostic laboratories, emergi ng disease issues and emergency 
response, epidemiology, and an overview of important livestock diseases in the United States. Armenia, Georgia Lev Kuchevski,                               
Tel: 202-690-1243,          
Lev.Kuchevski@usda.gov 
Food Safety 16 Apr 2007 – 21 Apr 2007 
Training on GMPs Codex and 
Private Standards Institutions 
($10,000) USDA FAS coordinated a team of technical experts to present 
training on good manufacturing practices to the Armenian 
Ministries of Health, Trade, and Agriculture.  The training dealt 
with topics related to the practical application of Codex 
Alimentarius requirements and development of food safety management system according to  ISO, among others.  This 
training enhanced government officials’ ability to incorporate 
good manufacturing practices, international standards, and food hygiene principles into Arme nia’s food safety laws and 
regulations. Armenia Carolyn Schramm,                          
Tel: 202-720-1230,  
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Food Safety 16 Apr 2007 – 20 Apr 2007 
Regional Conference on 
Laboratory Management 
($60,000) USDA FAS led a team of experts from Texas A&M University 
to Managua, Nicaragua, to continue a technical assistance 
program for the national agriculture laboratories of CAFTA-DR 
countries and Panama.  This training covered the implementation 
of good laboratory practices for the animal health, plant health, food microbiology, and residues sections of each national 
laboratory. FAS worked with the laboratory managers to develop 
tailored training programs for each  laboratory, covering specific 
testing methodologies and procedures that facilitate trade of 
agricultural products under CAFTA-DR and the Panama Trade 
Promotion Agreement. Costa Rica, 
Dominican 
Republic, El 
Salvador, 
Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, 
Nicaragua Jason Sandahl,                            
Tel: 202-690-3985, 
Jason.Sandahl@usda.gov 
Food Safety 21 Apr 2007 – 28 Apr 2007 
International Workshop on 
Acrylamide in Heated 
Processed Foods                          
($5,900) FDA-CFSAN sponsored an expe rt speaker on acrylamide 
detection methods in foods at the International Workshop on 
Acrylamide in Heated Processed Foods, held in Chile. Chile Daniel Doerge,                                
Tel: 870-543-7943, 
Daniel.Doerge@FDA.hhs.gov  
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Food Safety 21 Apr 2007 – 28 Apr 2007         
Good Agricultural Practices 
(GAPs) Train-the-Trainer 
Course                                          
($55,900) This JIFSAN and FDA-CFSAN joint program was held in 
Guatemala for 50 potential trainers from government, industry 
and academia. Topics included basic environmental, human 
health, and sanitary operational practices necessary for 
production of safe, wholesome fruits and vegetables. "The Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety  Hazards for Fresh Fruits and 
Vegetables" covered agricultural and postharvest water uses, 
manure and biosolids, worker health and hygiene, field and facility sanitation, transp ortation, and traceback. Guatemala Joyce Saltsman,                           
Tel: 301-436-1641,  
Joyce.Saltsman@fda.hhs.gov 
Plant Health 23 Apr 2007 – 27 Apr 2007  
Africa Farmer Outreach on 
Agricultural Biotechnology 
($38,316) USDA FAS worked with AfricaBio , a South African educational 
organization, to sponsor a work shop for large-scale African 
farmers, policy makers, and seed trade association 
representatives in South Africa. An international delegation of 
approximately 30 participants made field visits to observe genetically engineered crops in both research and production 
settings. They conducted a series of roundtable discussions with 
experienced farmers as well technical, economic, and policy 
experts about agricultural biotechnology. The activities 
emphasized interactions with fa rmers growing cotton and corn, 
as well as practical options to promote the acceptance and 
development of agricultural biotechnology in Africa.  Tanzania, South 
Africa, Kenya, 
Uganda Phil Harlan,                               
Tel: 202-690-1879, 
Phil.Harlan@usda.gov 
Animal Health 24 Apr 2007 – 26 Apr 2007 
Live Bird Market Training          
($13,000) USDA APHIS carried out a Live Bi rd Market Training with the 
goal of introducing biosecurity management into the lab system 
and identifying areas for improvement. Guatemala José Bruzual,                               
Tel: 301-659-3079, 
jose.j.bruzual@aphis.usda.gov        
Food Safety 30 Apr 2007 – 5 May 2007 
HACCP 1 for Poultry 
($25,000) USDA FAS led a USAID-funded HACCP training for poultry 
slaughter facilities in Managua, Nicaragua, and covered FSIS 
equivalence preparation, including the proceedings of a pre-audit 
and meeting specific FSIS regu lations, such as following 
standard sanitary operating procedures and pre-operational 
procedures.  A HACCP specialist from Texas A&M University 
and a retired FSIS official provide d the training for industry food 
hygiene officers and government regulatory and inspection 
officials.  Nicaragua Jason Sandahl,                             
Tel: 202-690-3985, 
Jason.Sandahl@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 1 May 2007 – 30 Aug 2007 
FSIS Requirements Training 
for Namibia DVS 
($40,000) The USDA FAS-organized program consisted of three trainings 
on FSIS requirements to the Namibian Directorate of Veterinary 
Services, Meat Industry, and Re gulatory labs.  They covered 
FSIS requirements for government oversight and inspection and 
FSIS requirements for regulatory lab testing of samples related 
to a meat inspection program.  A residue specialist and a 
microbiologist conducted both classroom and hands-on training 
to present FSIS requirements and discuss constraints in Namibia's laboratory system.  In August 2007, experts returned 
to Namibia to review progress made, outline action plans, and 
address remaining obstacles. Namibia Carolyn Schramm,                        
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Plant Health 1 May 2007 – 3 May 2007     
CAFTA-DR Phytosanitary 
Principles Workshop                  ($50,000) USDA FAS and APHIS provided an overview of phytosanitary 
principles for plant health, surveillance, and quarantine directors 
from CAFTA-DR countries’ Ministries of Agriculture in Managua, Nicaragua. The activity will outline the elements of a 
model plant health safeguarding system and provide an overview 
of phytosanitary technical issues, thereby better enabling the 
CAFTA-DR countries to meet international phytosanitary 
standards and realize the benefits of trade under CAFTA-DR.  Costa Rica, 
Dominican 
Republic, El Salvador, 
Guatemala, 
Honduras, 
Nicaragua Kelly Skupnik,                          
Tel: 202-720-5800, 
Kelly.Skupnik@usda.gov 
Animal Health 7 May 2007 – 11 May 2007 
Bovine Post-Mortem 
Tuberculosis Pathology 
Training 
($20,000) USDA FAS conducted a five-day workshop on dissection and 
identification of tuberculosis (TB) in bovine as a follow-up to 
the previous TB animal health systems training held in 2006.  
The training included one day of classroom and four days of 
hands-on instruction at various beef slaughter houses in Nicaragua and covered anatomy, physiology, and microbiology 
of meat and meat products with regard to TB. Nicaragua Matthew West,                               
Tel: 202-690-0787, 
Matthew.West@usda.gov 
Animal Health 7 May 2007 – 24 May 2007 
OIE Veterinary Biologics 
($6,776) This USDA FAS Cochran training provided the participant with 
an overview of the scientific principles of vaccines and 
vaccination and of the USDA Re gulatory process for assuring 
the purity, safety, potency, and effi cacy of veterinary biologics. Philippines Avis Watts-Massenburg,                 
Tel:  202-690-0032, Avis.Watts-
Massenburg@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 7 May 2007 – 13 Jul 2007 
West Africa HACCP Training 
for Processed Products 
($25,000) USDA FAS in coordination with the USAID West Africa Trade 
Hub provided HACCP training and pre-audits to assist West 
African food processi ng companies in preparing their products 
for export to the U.S. market through hands-on development, 
implementation, and review of a HACCP plan in the processing plants.  The program Senegalese, Malian, and West African 
regional officials with the international standards and norms for 
HACCP implementation through classroom training, pre-audits of selected processing plan ts that implement HACCP, and 
translation of HACCP plans for qualifying plants. Benin, Côte 
d`Ivoire, Mali, 
Mauritania, 
Senegal Carolyn Schramm,                      
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Animal Health 8 May 2007 – 11 May 2007 
South Africa Health Technical 
Assistance on BSE                      
($5,000) USDA sent a high-level repres entative to speak at the South 
African Meat Abattoir Associati on's Annual Meeting in Pretoria, 
South Africa.  The presentation highlighted BSE lessons learned 
worldwide, the status of the U.S. BSE surveillance program, and an explanation of the OIE risk classification on BSE. South Africa Jennifer Maurer,                          
Tel: 202-690-0707, 
Jennifer.Maurer@usda.gov 
Food Safety, Plant 
Health 8 May 2007 – 11 May 2007 
Africa Regional Colloquium 
on Codex Alimentarius 
($75,100) USDA hosted a conference at which eleven key Codex 
Committee for Africa contact points discussed the upcoming 
Codex Alimentarius Commission Session and coalition building 
opportunities.  Representatives also discussed the future of the 
African Strategic Plan, which was ratified during the Codex 
Committee for Africa meeting in Rabat, Morocco, in January 
2007.  The colloquium was part of a comprehensive plan to 
enhance African participation in Codex. Botswana, Burkina 
Faso, Ghana, 
Kenya, Lesotho, 
Mali, Morocco, 
Nigeria, Senegal, 
Tanzania, Uganda  Samantha Bailey,                             
Tel: 202-720-3372, 
Samantha.Bailey@usda.gov 
Animal Health, Plant Health 13 May 2007 – 22 May 2007       
Agriculture Quarantine and 
Inspection Training I                   ($58,824) This USDA FAS training involved 12 port inspectors from 
Brazil that engaged in the exchan ge of information, experiences 
and practices with regards to the import/export clearances of 
agricultural related commodities in cargo and passenger baggage 
clearance programs.  Site vis its included San Francisco’s 
seaport, Seattle’s airport, seaport, and plant inspection station, Houston’s seaport, and Wenatchee’s production sites and 
packing sheds.  The goal of th is training was to exchange 
information on Port of Entry practices and procedures for strengthening the knowledge of  the U.S. custom clearance 
system and identifying new technology to reduce the time for 
cargo clearance. Brazil Kelly Shaw,                             
Tel:  202-690-2735, 
Kelly.Shaw@usda.gov  
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Animal Health 13 May 2007 – 25 May 2007 
Veterinary Biologics Training 
($19,608) This USDA FAS Cochran training program, designed in 
conjunction with Iowa State University, the Institute for 
International Cooperation in Animal Biologics, and the OIE, 
provided the Fellows with an overv iew of scientific principles of 
vaccines and vaccination and of the USDA regulatory process 
for assuring the purity, potency, and efficacy of veterinary 
biologics. Brazil Kelly Shaw,                              
Tel:  202-690-2735, 
Kelly.Shaw@usda.gov 
Plant Health 14 May 2007 – 18 May 2007 
Phytosanitary Database for 
Serbia   ($65,000) USDA FAS collaborated with North Carolina State University 
and the University of Florida to support the Government of 
Serbia in the development of an  internet-accessible plant pest 
and disease database.  Serbian government officials, extension agents, university staff, import and export companies, and 
quarantine officers were traine d in the use of customized 
databases.  The activity addressed pest diagnostics, pest database expertise, facilities, and the gove rnment’s general phytosanitary 
infrastructure.   Serbia Kelly Skupnik,                               
Tel: 202-720-5800, 
Kelly.Skupnik@usda.gov 
Food Safety 14 May 2007 – 18 May 2007       
Latin American Congress on 
Food Microbiology and 
Hygiene (COLMIC 2007) 
($5,700) FDA CFSAN provided on expert speaker on food microbiology 
at the 2007 Latin American Congress on Food Microbiology and 
Hygiene. Venezuela Peter Feng,                                   
Tel: 301-436-1650, 
Peter.Feng@fda.hhs.gov 
Food Safety 14 May 2007 – 2 Jun 2007 
FSIS Meat and Poultry 
Inspection Training I 
(Mayaguez)                                 
($83,334) The USDA FSIS Meat and Poultry Inspection training was held 
in cooperation with the Univers ity of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez.  
The three-week seminar included an overview of FSIS, 
including introduction to HACCP, pathogen reduction, import 
and export policies and proced ures, equivalence, animal 
production, and field visits to import and export locations and 
processing and slaughter plants.   Argentina, Chile, 
Costa Rica, 
Ecuador, 
Guatemala, 
Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, 
Peru, St. Vincent 
and the Grenadines, 
Uruguay Kelly Shaw,                               
Tel:  202-690-2735, 
Kelly.Shaw@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 15 May 2007 – 20 May 2007 
Third International Forum on 
Food Safety                                  
($5,600) One FDA CFSAN expert lectured on food safety regulation and 
arranged joint research collaboration of FDA and Shanghai 
Engineering Research Center for Food Safety and Borluh Food 
Safety Center at Shanghai Jiaotong University. China Robin Woo,                                  
Tel: 301-436-2776, 
Robin.Woo@fda.hhs.gov 
Food Safety 15 May 2007 – 21 May 2007 
Food Safety for Livestock 
Producers and Slaughterhouses ($20,000) USDA provided training to Armenian extension agents and 
slaughterhouse staff on  implementation of food safety concepts 
at the producer and slaughter facility levels at U.S. universities.  The technical assistance was funded through the State 
Department's CADI to improve food safety for both domestic 
consumption and increased export capacity. Armenia Carolyn Schramm,                    
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Animal Health 17 May 2007 – 17 May 2007 
Brucellosis Training                    ($2,000) APHIS carried out Brucellosis Tr aining in Georgia. Georgia Robert Tanaka,                              
Tel: +431-313-39-2950,          robert.t.tanaka@aphis.usda.gov 
Food Safety 18 May 2007 – 2 Jun 2007 
Examination of China's 
Bivalve Molluscan Shellfish 
Safety Program                            ($23,500) FDA CFSAN sent two experts to conduct a two-week 
assessment of China's existing shellfish safety program and 
compared China's program with the requirements of the U.S. 
National Shellfish Sanitation Pr ogram (NSSP) to reach an 
understanding on what was need ed for China to establish a 
program consistent with the U.S. NSSP and to enter into a 
shellfish safety agreement with China. China William Watkins,                         
Tel: 301-436-2147, 
William.Watkins@fda.hhs.gov; 
or  Paul DiStefano,                  Tel: 301-436-1410, 
Paul.Distefano@fda.hhs.gov 
Food Safety 20 May 2007 – 27 May 2007 
12th International IUPAC 
Workshop on Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins                                 
($12,600) Two FDA CFSAN experts lectured on analytical methods for 
detecting mycotoxins in foods at the 12th International Union of 
Pure and Applied Chemistry Workshop on Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins. Turkey Mary Trucksess,                       
Tel: 301-436-1957, 
Mary.Trucksess@fda.hhs.gov 
Food Safety 27 May 2007 – 31 May 2007 
Rapid Methods Workshop on 
Foodborne Pathogens and Toxins                                          
($4,400) One FDA CFSAN representative lectured on FDA analytical 
methods for detection of food adulterants. Turkey Reginald Bennett,                       
Tel: 301-436-2009, 
Reginald.Bennett@fda.hhs.gov  
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Animal Health, 
Plant Health 28 May 2007 – 10 Jun 2007 
Ports Inspection 
($44,700) USDA FAS Cochran Fellowship Program sponsored four 
specialists to study the management of storage, transportation, 
and food inspection facilities at the ports of Baltimore, 
Wilmington, Philadelphia, Jacksonville, and Houston.  Led by 
the World Food Logistics Organi zation, the course included a 
general port inspection workshop on how port inspections are 
conducted.   Egypt Lindsey Itle,                                
Tel: 202-690-0777, 
Lindsey.Itle@usda.gov 
Food Safety 1 Jun 2007 – 10 Jun 2007 Kiev 
Better Process Control School     
($7,700) FDA CFSAN conducted training  for industry experts to 
supervise commercially sterile packaging (formerly low 
acid/acifidifed canned food processing). Ukraine Susan Brecher,                             
Tel: 3041-436-1781, 
Susan.Brecher@fda.hhs.gov 
Food Safety 1 Jun 2007 – 31 Aug 2007    
HACCP Implementation 
Training                    ($20,000) USDA FAS partnered with the USAID West Africa Trade Hub 
to train 30 West African firms an d several regulatory officials on 
advanced HACCP implementation to provide necessary 
information and skills to implement an internationally 
recognized HACCP system in their firms.  Ten firms were selected and completed the final phase of the program which 
involved making changes to their food safety management 
systems, implementation and documentation of HACCP in the plant, and development of a written HACCP plan. Benin, Burkina 
Faso, Mali, 
Mauritania, 
Senegal  Carolyn Schramm,                     
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Food Safety 2 Jun 2007 – 10 Jun 2007        
Good Agricultural Practices 
(GAPs) Train-the-Trainer           ($54,600) This joint program by JIFSAN and FDA CFSAN was a five-day 
in-country training of 50 potential trainers from government, 
industry and academia. Topics included basic environmental, 
human health, and sanitary opera tional practices necessary for 
production of safe, wholesome fruits and vegetables. "The Guide 
to Minimize Microbial Food Safety  Hazards for Fresh Fruits and 
Vegetables" covered agricultural and postharvest water uses, 
manure and biosolids, worker health and hygiene, field and 
facility sanitation, transp ortation, and traceback. Peru Amy Green,                              
Tel: 301-436-2025,  
Amy.Green@fda.hhs.gov  
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Food Safety 3 Jun 2007 – 23 Jun 2007 
FSIS Meat and Poultry 
Inspection Course II    
($82,868) The USDA FAS Cochran Fellowship Program sponsored 
participation in the FSIS Meat and Poultry Inspection training.  
This seminar provided an overview of FSIS and covered issues 
from farm to table, including introduction to HACCP, pathogen 
reduction, import and export policies and procedures, equivalence, animal production, and roles of FDA, State, and 
local inspection agencies.  The pr ogram included field visits to 
ports and processing and slaughter plants in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.  The goal was to help the officials 
learn and improve the knowledge about U.S. science-based meat 
and poultry regulations, and procedures utilized by FSIS to ensure a safe meat supply. Argentina, Brazil, 
Chile, Croatia, 
Malaysia, Panama, 
Philippines, 
Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay, 
Vietnam Kelly Shaw,                                 
Tel:  202-690-2735, 
Kelly.Shaw@usda.gov; or           
Lev Kuchevski,                                
Tel: 202-690-1243,          Lev.Kuchevski@usda.gov; or 
Avis Watts-Massenburg,                 
Tel:  202-690-0032, Avis.Watts-Massenburg@usda.gov 
Animal Health 4 Jun 2007 – 6 Jun 2007 
Live Bird Market Training          
($13,000) USDA APHIS carried out a Live Bi rd Market Training with the 
goal of introducing biosecurity management into the lab system 
and identifying areas for improvement. Nicaragua José Bruzual,                                
Tel: 301-659-3079, 
jose.j.bruzual@aphis.usda.gov        
Food Safety 4 Jun 2007 – 8 Jun 2007 World 
Meat Hygiene Inspection 
Congress    ($8,000) USDA FAS utilized USAID funding to support a senior 
Malagasy Ministry of Agriculture veterinary service official to 
participate in the World Meat  Hygiene Inspection Congress 
hosted by the U.S. and Canadian meat inspection authorities in 
Ontario, Canada.  Participation in the conference provided 
Madagascar with up-to-date knowledge and contracts of current 
international practices and po licy for meat hygiene and 
inspection programs.  Madagascar Carolyn Schramm,                     
Tel: 202-720-1230,  
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Animal Health 4 Jun 2007 – 27 Jul 2007 
Animal Disease Baseline Data 
Collection               ($3,520) USDA FAS conducted a baseline data collection on community 
statistics and animal husbandry in Armenia, serving as models 
for the comprehensive surveillance system and animal disease 
control program on brucellosis, foot and mouth disease, 
tuberculosis, and bovine leucosis. Armenia Jennifer Maurer,                        
Tel: 202-690-0707, 
Jennifer.Maurer@usda.gov  
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Plant Health 4 Jun 2007 – 7 Jun 2007 
CAFTA-DR Ports & 
Containers Inspection Training
($50,000) This USDA FAS workshop provided information and training on 
the entry and clearance process of foreign agricultural imports at 
U.S. ports of entry.  Participants were introduced to requirements 
for entry, inspection, and pest mitigation methods. 
Demonstrations and hands-on activities were used to train participants on the development of proper inspection and 
packing facilities; equipment needs; USDA and Customs & 
Border Protection documentation and labeling requirements; and techniques to ensure that commodities exported to the U.S. will 
meet the entry regulations and phytosanitary conditions. The 
goal of this training was to reduce detentions of agricultural commodities due to discrepancies and pest interceptions, and to 
reduce violations of U.S. and/or other international 
regulations/standards.  Participants were trained in inspection techniques for fruits and vegeta bles, containerized cargo, live 
plants, and cut flowers with emphasis on pest and disease 
detection to minimize detentions at U.S. ports of entry. Costa Rica, 
Dominican 
Republic, El 
Salvador, 
Guatemala, Honduras, 
Nicaragua Kelly Skupnik,                            
Tel: 202-720-5800, 
Kelly.Skupnik@usda.gov 
Plant Health 4 Jun 2007 – 8 Jun 2007 
Ghana Risk Management 
Consultation 
($20,730) USDA FAS coordinated an evaluation with APHIS, Ghana’s 
Plant Protection and Regulatory Service, and several major 
Ghanaian eggplant, okra, and pepper producers to discuss risk 
management strategies. Ghana Megan Schildgen,                     
Tel: 202-720-0630, 
Megan.Schildgen@usda.gov 
Animal Health 6 Jun 2007 – 8 Jun 2007 
Poultry Surveillance Workshop
($30,000) USDA FAS organized this workshop to provide regulatory 
government officials and animal health systems managers with 
information on the critical elements  of animal health surveillance 
systems and general requirements for gaining equivalence with 
both international and U.S. poultry health surveillance.  Topics 
included the design and implementation of poultry surveillance systems, the U.S. equivalence system for poultry products, and 
the APHIS audit process for poultry health. Costa Rica, 
Dominican 
Republic, El Salvador, 
Guatemala, 
Honduras, Nicaragua Matthew West,                           
Tel: 202-690-0787, 
Matthew.West@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 9 Jun 2007 – 15 Jun 2007  U.S. 
Food Code Training   
($40,000) USDA FAS sponsored training at  the request of Montenegro 
Ministry of Health on the U.S. Food Code, the national guidance 
document developed by FDA on retail food establishment 
inspection.  The training focused on both the policy and 
technical aspects of the food code and inspection system for food establishments with the goal of assisting Montenegrin and 
Serbian authorities with a model and examples of policy and 
science recommendations that could be incorporated into Montenegrin regulations to strengthen their retail establishment 
inspection system. Montenegro, 
Serbia Carolyn Schramm,                    
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Animal Health 15 Jun 2007 – 17 Jun 2007 
Live Bird Market Training          
($13,000) USDA APHIS carried out a Live Bi rd Market Training with the 
goal of introducing biosecurity management into the lab system 
and identifying areas for improvement. Panama, Belize José Bruzual,                                
Tel: 301-659-3079, 
jose.j.bruzual@aphis.usda.gov        
Food Safety 11 Jun 2007 – 13 Jun 2007 
Dairy Sanitation Training 
($15,000) FAS provided training on th e Grade ‘A’ Pasteurized Milk 
Ordinance (PMO) to the Armenian Ministries of Health, Trade, 
and Agriculture and to the dairy industry.  The program focused on the U.S. Public Health Se rvice/FDA-recommended Grade ‘A’ 
PMO standard used in the voluntary certification of interstate 
milk shippers.  The objective of this technical assistance was to 
assist the Armenian government and dairy industry in adhering 
to international food safety standards for milk products. Armenia Carolyn Schramm,                    
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Food Safety 11 Jun 2007 – 15 Jun, 2007 
India-U.S. SPS Seminar 
($50,000) As part of the Agricultural Knowledge Initiative, USDA FAS 
sponsored five Indian participants to meet with USDA, FDA, 
and EPA and learn how the U.S. SPS regulatory system works.  
The goal of this activity was to improve Indian understanding of the U.S. SPS regulatory system, with the intention of reducing 
bilateral trade issues and assisting India in implementing robust 
and transparent SPS and TBT regulatory systems.   India Debra Rubas,                             
Tel: 202-720-3747, 
Debra.Rubas@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 11 Jun 2007 – 29 Jun 2007 
China Food Safety and Risk 
Analysis Summer Integrated 
Program 
($100,000) USDA FAS sponsored nine food safety officials from China to 
participate in an intensive thr ee-week Risk Analysis course 
offered by JIFSAN.  The course addressed a range of risk 
assessment approaches to food safety hazards, including the 
likelihood of harm resulting from exposure to chemical, microbial, and physical agents in the diet.  The course provided 
hands-on experience with both qualitative and quantitative 
techniques in the basic principl es of risk assessment, risk 
management, and risk communication.  The Chinese government 
requested this training to gain a better understanding of the U.S. 
approach to science-based food safety decision making. China Jason Sandahl,                              
Tel: 202-690-3985, 
Jason.Sandahl@usda.gov 
Animal Health 11 Jun 2007 – 12 Jun 2007 
HPAI Vaccine Use 
Symposium                                ($70,000) USDA carried out Highly Pathog enic Avian Influenza (HPAI) 
Vaccine Use Symposium in collaboration with done an 
Indonesian veterinarian organization. Cambodia, 
Indonesia, 
Malaysia, Philippines, 
Thailand, Vietnam Marsha Sheehan,                     
Tel: 202-690-0755,                      
marsha.sheehan@fas.usda.gov  
Food Safety 12 Jun 2007 – 14 Jun 2007     
Chilean Salmonella Audit            
($10,000) FAS sponsored three Chilean government officials to visit the 
U.S., in an effort to better understand the U.S. systems to control 
Salmonella on poultry farms, processing plants, and testing 
facilities.  Representatives from  FAS, APHIS, and FSIS met 
with the Chilean representatives  to discuss both countries' 
measures on Salmonella control and testing.  The Chileans also 
visited a salmonella testing facility and a poultry processing 
plant in Georgia.   Chile Jason Sandahl,                               
Tel: 202-690-3985, 
Jason.Sandahl@usda.gov 
Food Safety 12 Jun 2007 – 14 Jun 2007    
Food Code Course Serbia and 
Montenegro           ($42,000) The course consisted of training on the Food Code and the 
public health rationale for the Code provisions to prepare 
regulators for application of the Food Code to retail food 
establishments. Topics included management, employee health, 
food, equipment, water, plumbing, waste, physical facilities, poisonous/toxic materials, comp liance and enforcement. The 
purpose of this activity was to encourage Serbian officials to 
understand scientific basis and public health rationale behind the U.S. food code for retail establishments and to use this 
information in considering updates to regulations and inspection 
practices in Serbia and Montenegro. Montenegro, 
Serbia Carolyn Schramm,                      
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 14 Jun 2007 – 16 Jun 2007 
Armenia Serve Safe Training 
($15,000) FAS provided ServeSaf e training to the Armenian Ministries of 
Health, Trade, and Agri culture and their food service industry.  
The objective of this technical assistance, funded by the State 
Department's Caucasus Agricultural Development Initiative, was 
to assist the Armenian food service industry in setting the high food safety standards that are r ecognized by U.S. federal, state 
and local jurisdictions. Armenia Carolyn Schramm,                        
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Plant Health 14 Jun 2007 – 6 Jul 2007 
Integrated Pest Management 
Training 
($9,800) An extension specialist from Uganda studied integrated pest 
management and sustainable ag riculture at Michigan State 
University via the USDA FAS Cochran Fellowship Program.  
The course covered microbial habitats in soil, soil health and quality, insect ecology, weed ecology, use of biotechnology in 
plant breeding, fruit crop insect and disease management, and 
disease forecasting.  The progra m took place in Michigan and 
included lectures, laboratory work, and field visits. Uganda Lindsey Itle,                              
Tel: 202-690-0777, 
Lindsey.Itle@usda.gov 
Food Safety 14 Jun 2007 – 24 Jul 2007    
China WTO/SPS Leadership 
Development Program for 
China                                      
($60,000) USDA FAS, in conjunction with the United States Meat Export 
Federation (USMEF), hosted  the WTO/SPS Leadership 
Development Program for ninet een SPS government officials 
from China.  The group spent several weeks in the United States 
to examine the principles and application of the WTO SPS 
Agreement for slaughter and pr ocessing of meat and meat 
products.  The program began in Washington, DC with an 
overview of the WTO SPS Agreem ent and how U.S. regulators 
help ensure that our obligations are met.  USMEF then shared how these principles are applied at meat slaughter and 
processing facilities in Indiana and Colorado.  The program 
concluded with a trip to China to apply the principles learned and observed in the United States, planned for October or 
November 2007.  This exchange is the third in a series that 
began in 2004.  China Jason Sandahl,                             
Tel: 202-690-3985, 
Jason.Sandahl@usda.gov  
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Animal Health 16 Jun 2007 – 30 Jun 2007 
Animal Health Database 
Cochran Training                         
($17,832) This USDA FAS Cochran training included meetings with 
USDA/APHIS Headquarters in Washington, D.C. and 
USDA/APHIS Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health in 
Fort Collins, Colorado.  The program was focused on national 
surveillance systems, including disease reporting system and databases, emerging disease issues and emergency response, 
epidemiology, and an overview of important livestock diseases 
in the United States. The objec tive was to promote greater 
understanding of U.S. veterinary measures and reduction of 
sanitary barriers to U.S. meat exports. Armenia, Georgia Lev Kuchevski,                       
Tel: 202-690-1243,          
Lev.Kuchevski@usda.gov 
Animal Health 17 Jun 2007 – 1 Jul 2007 
HPAI Laboratory Techniques 
Training                                   
($62,000) USDA APHIS carried out Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza 
Laboratory Techniques Training in Tanzania. Tanzania Nancy Clough,                              
Tel: 515-663-7989, 
nancy.e.clough@aphis.usda.gov 
Food Safety 18 Jun 2007 – 19 Jun 2007 
Food Service and Dairy Sector 
Roundtables           ($2,000) USDA FAS facilitated a roundtable event for Armenian officials 
and stakeholders to review possibl e changes to their food safety 
regulatory structure.  The round table focused on the food safety 
challenges faced by the food se rvice and dairy sectors.  The 
purpose of the activity was to di scuss USDA technical assistance 
and how programs can be focuse d to meet the needs of both 
industry and government.  The roundtables provided an opportunity to openly discuss obstacles to food safety that the 
group faced and to draft action plans for food safety 
improvement. Armenia Carolyn Schramm,                       
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Food Safety 20 Jun 2007 – 23 Jun 2007 
Better Process Control School     
($40,000) USDA FAS provided a Better Process Control School for the 
canning and juices industries in Armenia.  The purpose was to 
train industry in Microbiology of Thermally Processed/Acidified 
Foods, Food Container Handling, Food Plant Sanitation, Records 
for Product Protection, Principles of Thermal Processing, and Aseptic Processing and Packagin g Systems.  This training 
prepared attending companies for export of safe canned foods. Armenia Carolyn Schramm,                     
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov  
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Plant Health 23 Jun 2007 – 30 Jun 2007      
Plant Pathology Training             
($4,902) The Fusarium Laboratory Training, designed by Kansas State 
University in conjunction with the USDA FAS Cochran 
Fellowship Program, introduced Fellows to standard 
morphological, genetic and molecular biological techniques used 
to identify and characterize strains of Fusarium.  Fellows learned to use morphological characters to identify the most common 
Fusarium species, how to make tests for vegetative compatibility 
groups and cross-fertility, and how to extract, PCR amplify DNA, and analyze DNA sequences. More than half of the time 
was spent in the laboratory working with standard strains.  This 
training workshop was taught by six international Fusarium experts.  The Fellow partnered with a lab technician during the 
training. Honduras Kelly Shaw,                                
Tel:  202-690-2735, 
Kelly.Shaw@usda.gov 
Food Safety 25 Jun 2007 – 29 Jun 2007 
Residue and Microbiology 
FSIS Laboratoy Training 
($33,000) USDA provided training and tec hnical assistance to the Namibia 
Ministry of Agriculture, Direct orate of Veterinary Services 
(DVS) and Namibian regulatory laboratories on implementing 
FSIS requirements in Namibian laboratories. The goal of this 
technical assistance is to build cap acity of the DVS as they work 
to gain equivalency status with FSIS in order to export meat products to the U.S. Namibia Carolyn Schramm,                        
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Plant Health 25 Jun 2007 – 29 Jun 2007 
USDA East Africa 
Phytosanitary Information 
Committee Workshop in Uganda 
($66,000) USDA FAS organized a workshop to initiate an East Africa 
web-based plant pest database for Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, and 
Zambia, funded by USAID. In addition to training 20 pest 
analysts and managers on GPS applications suitable for conducting plant pest surveys, USDA representatives achieved 
increased international communication by linking the database to 
sites maintained by the East African Global Trade Competitiveness Hub, COMESA’s Food and Agriculture 
Marketing Information System, FAO’s International 
Phytosanitary portal, and Ohio St ate University’s plant disease 
and diagnostic service. Repres entatives from both FAO and the 
African Union attended the workshop. Kenya, Tanzania, 
Uganda, Zambia Megan Schildgen,                       
Tel: 202-720-0630, 
Megan.Schildgen@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 27 Jun 2007 – 7 Jul 2007   
Assessment and Training on 
GMPs and HACCP in Dairy 
and Meat Establishments  
($50,000) USDA FAS conducted an assessment and training program 
regarding meat and dairy food safety and regulatory enforcement 
in Serbia and Montenegro.  A team of experts conducted an 
assessment of the progress made based on previous programs 
implemented in FY 2003 and 2004 and provided additional insight and training.  The objective of this assessment was to 
monitor the status of the meat and dairy programs in Serbia and 
Montenegro and to identify ad ditional areas of technical 
assistance. Montenegro, 
Serbia Carolyn Schramm,                     
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Food Safety 2 Jul 2007 – 4 Jul 2007                
FDA Food Labeling 
Seminar($12,034) FAS organized an FDA Food Labeling regulations training in 
Managua, Nicaragua, with support from USAID.  The course 
focused on general FDA labeling requirements, as well as 
detailed information required for meat, poultry, processed 
products and cases of fresh produce.  Participants included current and potential private sector exporters and local 
government representatives.   Nicaragua Jason Sandahl,                            
Tel: 202-690-3985, 
Jason.Sandahl@usda.gov 
Animal Health 3 Jul 2007 – 3 Jul 2007 
Animal Health Roundtable 
($1,246) FAS sponsored a roundtable on an imal disease control strategies 
with the Ministry of Agriculture in Yereven, Armenia.  
Participants reviewed and discussed strategies for developing a 
comprehensive surveillance system and control program for 
animal diseases within several demonstration communities.  Targeted diseases were brucellosis, foot and mouth disease, 
bovine leukosis, and tuberculosis. Armenia Jennifer Maurer,                         
Tel: 202-690-0707, 
Jennifer.Maurer@usda.gov 
Food Safety 7 Jul 2007 – 7 Jul 2007         
Sampling Training ($5,000) USDA co-hosted training, at the request of the newly established 
State Food Safety Agency (SFSA) within the Armenian Ministry 
of Agriculture, on the regulations and procedures for sample collection by the SFSA Inspectorate. The training was conducted 
by Armenian officials from the Mi nistries of Agriculture, Trade, 
and Health.  The objective of this activity was to increase capacity of Ministry of Agricu lture Inspectors to ensure the 
sampling methodology and practice is consistent with national 
and international requirements. Armenia Carolyn Schramm,                   
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov  
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Animal Health 9 Jul 2007 – 13 Jul 2007 
Swine Surveillance Workshop 
($34,500) USDA FAS coordinated with the Nicaraguan Ministry of 
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to hold a workshop for 
regulatory officials on the design and implementation of 
internationally recognized swine health surveillance systems. 
IICA participated along with animal health experts from Nicaragua.  The U.S. speake rs addressed OIE and APHIS 
standards for animal health surveillance, as well as the 
implementation of vaccination prog rams and the eradication of 
classical swine fever. Nicaragua Matthew West,                        
Tel: 202-690-0787, 
Matthew.West@usda.gov 
Animal Health 10 Jul 2007 – 12 Jul 2007 
Live Bird Market Training          
($13,000) USDA APHIS carried out a Live Bi rd Market Training with the 
goal of introducing biosecurity management into the lab system 
and identifying areas for improvement. Costa Rica José Bruzual,                           
Tel: 301-659-3079, 
jose.j.bruzual@aphis.usda.gov        
Animal Health 12 Jul 2007 – 19 Jul 2007 
American Veterinarian 
Medical Association Annual Convention                    
($6,000) USDA FAS sponsored the Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) of 
Serbia to participate and serve as an international speaker at the 
144th American Veterinarian Medical Association Annual Convention in Washington, D.C.  The CVO presented on "John's 
Disease and It's Impact on the Export of Dairy Products," which 
is a direct impact of USDA food safety and animal health dairy programs.   Serbia Jennifer Maurer,                               
Tel: 202-690-0707, 
Jennifer.Maurer@usda.gov 
Animal Health 12 Jul 2007 – 19 Jul 2007 
Veterinary Medicine($6,776) The USDA FAS Cochran Fellowship Program sponsored a 
visiting scientist to attend the 144th American Veterinary 
Medicine Association annual meeting in Washington, D.C.   Attendance at this annual meeting provided the scientist with 
scientific knowledge and skills to assist in the advancement and 
education of veterinary medicine, animal health and welfare, and 
the promotion of public health.   Pakistan Avis Watts-Massenburg,               
Tel:  202-690-0032, Avis.Watts-
Massenburg@usda.gov  
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Animal Health 12 Jul 2007 – 29 Jul 2007 
Epidemiology Training              
($6,776) The USDA FAS Cochran training program, with Cornell 
University, provided a Malaysian Fellow with skills in detecting 
and investigating infectious diseases which have zoonotic 
potential, including field and laboratory components, 
quantitative analytical methods, molecular techniques, risk 
assessment, and decision analysis  methodologies.  The program 
was designed to provide the pa rticipant with basic technical 
skills of risk analysis methods, epidemiological components needed in conducting surveillance and monitoring and to assist 
in developing an international food safety network. Malaysia Avis Watts-Massenburg,               
Tel:  202-690-0032, Avis.Watts-
Massenburg@usda.gov 
Animal Health 12 Jul 2007 – 21 Aug 2007          
Borlaug Fellows Program            
($18,000) USDA FAS sponsored Borlaug fellows from Bahrain's Ministry 
for Agriculture to study epidemiology research. Bahrain Kristofer Dodge,                      
Tel: 202-720-0301, 
Kristofer.Dodge@usda.gov 
Food Safety 15 Jul 2007 – 21 Jul 2007 
Sausage and Processed Meat 
Training                                
($14,706) The USDA FAS Cochran training, designed in conjunction with 
Iowa State University, provided in-depth knowledge of the 
technology of sausage production and processing.  Topics 
included: basic meat science, nonmeat ingredients, meat 
emulsions, natural smoke flavors, computer formulations, casings, stuffing and clipping , moisture enhanced meats, 
injection systems, dry and semi-dry sausage, thermal processing, 
use of industrial gases, meat irradiation, and microbiology.  Costa Rica Kelly Shaw,                               
Tel:  202-690-2735, 
Kelly.Shaw@usda.gov 
Animal Health 16 Jul 2007 – 20 Jul 2007  
Tuberculosis Laboratory 
Training                                       
($10,000) APHIS carried out Tuberculosis Laboratory Training in Mexico. Mexico Daniel Grause,                           
Tel: 515-663-7300, 
daniel.j.grause@aphis.usda.gov  
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Food Safety, 
Animal Health 18 Jul 2007 – 19 Jul 2007 
African Growth and 
Opportunity Act (AGOA) 
Forum in Ghana                           
($80,000) The 2007 African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum 
was held in Accra, Ghana, with the objective to build capacity to 
further develop medium to long term export opportunities for 
agribusiness and increase U.S., re gional, and international trade 
in agricultural commodities. A few of the sessions included were reporting of progress of A GOA implementation from each 
African region, facilitating agricultural trade and development 
under AGOA and ways to broaden opportunities under AGOA. USDA led the agribusiness workshop and the quality standards 
workshop, both of which were heavily attended by 
representatives from all of Sub-Saharan Africa.  USDA held a trade and economic roundtable forum, in which a senior USDA 
official met with sample of Ghanaians who participated in a 
variety of SPS capacity building programs organized by USDA FAS.  Ghana Jennifer Maurer,                        
Tel: 202-690-0707, 
Jennifer.Maurer@usda.gov 
Plant Health 19 Jul 2007 – 28 Jul 2007 
Basic Plant Risk Analysis Training                                       
($18,454) This USDA FAS Cochran training was designed to give a basic 
understanding of the Risk Assessment Process and the role of APHIS in the overall system.  Topi cs of discussion included the 
open exchange of information and experiences between the country participants and their U.S. colleagues in applying 
agreements on SPS measures; managing the implementation of 
SPS measures in other countries; describing and discussing the 
Phytosanitary and Zoosanitary legislation from the point of view 
of set standards; and identifying products that could be exported 
to the U.S.; and, the obstacles hindering the development of trade. Honduras, 
Philippines, Vietnam Kelly Shaw,                                  
Tel:  202-690-2735, Kelly.Shaw@usda.gov 
Animal Health 19 Jul 2007 – 4 Aug 2007 
Poultry Disease Management 
Training                                       
($21,870) Three specialists from Ghana studied poultry disease 
management and food safety principles and practices via USDA 
FAS’s Cochran Fellowship Program.  The course covered 
HACCP, a comprehensive review of  diseases affecting poultry, 
appropriate disease manage ment practices, modern 
epidemiological and public health skills for animal disease 
outbreaks, and disease surveillance systems. Ghana Lindsey Itle,                              
Tel: 202-690-0777, 
Lindsey.Itle@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 22 Jul 2007 – 4 Aug 2007 
Food Safety Practices and 
Policies Training 
($13,552) USDA FAS Cochran Fello ws received training on food quality 
control and standards, import and export regulation guidelines 
governing fruits and horticultural produce. The training 
enhanced the Philippines capability to develop and implement 
science-based and WTO-consistent regulations for imported processed food products. Philippines Avis Watts-Massenburg,                 
Tel:  202-690-0032, Avis.Watts-
Massenburg@usda.gov 
Animal Health 23 Jul 2007 – 3 Aug 2007 
HPAI Laboratory Techniques 
Training                                
($124,000) USDA APHIS carried out Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza 
Laboratory Techniques Trainings in Turkey. Turkey John Coakley,                  
john.coakley@aphis.usda.gov 
Food Safety 26 Jul 2007 – 10 Aug 2007       
Cold Chain Management 
Training                                       ($39,397) The USDA FAS Cochran Fellows we re trained in all aspects of 
cold chain management and operations.  This program included 
participation in the World Food Logistics Organization’s annual Assembly of Committees. The event is the cold chain industry’s 
premiere forum for idea and in formation exchange. Committees 
and classes attracting industry l eaders from across the nation and 
world met to address such topi cs as warehouse operations, 
refrigeration and energy, insuranc e, technology, and trends. The 
Fellows had the opportunity to engage in dialogue about the 
latest cold chain developments. The Fellows also traveled to 
Pennsylvania, California and Texas to visit processing plants. Chile, Colombia, 
El Salvador, 
Philippines, Uruguay Kelly Shaw,                                
Tel:  202-690-2735, 
Kelly.Shaw@usda.gov; or Phuong Mai,                               
Tel: 202-690-1243, 
Phuong.Mai@usda.gov 
Food Safety 28 Jul 2007 – 4 Aug 2007 
Food Safety Training            
($73,530) The USDA FAS Cochran Fellows gained in-depth knowledge of 
food safety policy development, risk analysis, and program 
implementation.  The goal of this activity was to develop a safer 
global food supply, well-founded public policy and a greater 
understanding of food safety issues to reduce non-tariff barrier trade disruptions. Argentina, Chile, 
Colombia, Costa 
Rica, Ecuador, El 
Salvador, 
Guatemala, Honduras, Peru, 
Uruguay Kelly Shaw,                                
Tel:  202-690-2735, 
Kelly.Shaw@usda.gov 
Food Safety, Plant 
Health 28 Jul 2007 – 11 Aug 2007 
Food Safety / Biosafety  
Training                                       ($5,944) The USDA FAS Cochran Progra m Food Safety/Biosafety 
training, designed with Michigan  State University, provided one 
participant from Croatia with in-d epth knowledge of food safety 
regulations and practices and knowledge on biosafety, policy 
development and risk analysis. Croatia Lev Kuchevski,                          
Tel: 202-690-1243,          
Lev.Kuchevski@usda.gov  
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Animal Health 30 Jul 2007 – 10 Aug 2007 
Prevention, Surveillance, and 
Diagnostic Measures Planning 
for Animal Diseases  ($50,000)  USDA FAS sent a team of APHIS swine disease experts to help 
the Republic of Georgia control and reduce the spread of animal 
disease.  Working with Geor gian counterparts, the team 
enhanced existing prevention, surveillance, and diagnostic 
measures for animal diseases, in cluding African Swine Fever.  
The specialists also guided the establishment of biosecurity 
checkpoints at the border and port. Georgia Jennifer Maurer,                        
Tel: 202-690-0707, 
Jennifer.Maurer@usda.gov 
Animal Health 31 Jul 2007 – 31 Jul 2007 
Epidemiologic Simulation 
Modeling Training                       
($5,000) USDA APHIS carried out Epidemiologic Simulation Modeling 
Training in Uganda. Uganda Paula Cowan,                            
Tel: 970-494-7177, 
paula.l.cowan@aphis.usda.gov 
Animal Health 31 Jul 2007 – 2 Aug 2007 
Live Bird Market Training          
($13,000) USDA APHIS carried out a Live Bi rd Market Training with the 
goal of introducing biosecurity management into the lab system 
and identifying areas for improvement. Dominican 
Republic, Haiti José Bruzual,                              
Tel: 301-659-3079, 
jose.j.bruzual@aphis.usda.gov        
Animal Health 1 Aug 2007 – 31 Aug 2007 
Infectious Salmon Anemia 
Training                                ($3,000) USDA APHIS carried out Infecti ous Salmon Anemia Training in 
Chile. Chile Carlyle Rollins, 
carlyle.m.rollins@aphis.usda.gov 
Food Safety 4 Aug 2007 – 15 Aug 2007 
Biosafety Training 
($4,800) This USDA FAS Cochran Program biosafety training provided 
knowledge on biosafety policy, development, risk analysis, and 
program implementation.  The course was designed in 
conjunction with Michigan State University Institute of 
International Agriculture. Thailand Kara Stanley,                            
Tel: 202-690-0948, 
Kara.Stanley@usda.gov   
Animal Health 4 Aug 2007 – 18 Aug 2007 
APHIS International Course on 
Transboundary Animal Diseases                                     
($69,432) USDA FAS Cochran Program sponsored participation at USDA 
APHIS’s International Course on Transboundary Animal 
Disease at the Plum Island Ce nter for Animal Diseases 
Investigation/Diagnostic Laboratory of Exotic Diseases in New 
York.  The purpose of this course was to train veterinarians in 
the diagnosis of foreign animal di seases of livestock and poultry. Brazil, Chile, 
Dominica, El 
Salvador, Guatemala, Former 
Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia, Malaysia, Panama Kara Stanley,                            
Tel: 202-690-0948, 
Kara.Stanley@usda.gov    
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Food Safety, Plant 
Health 5 Aug 2007 – 10 Aug 2007 
Biosafety Training                       
($14,706) This USDA FAS Cochran Fellowship Program training focused 
on all aspects of biosafety for environmental release and 
commercialization of genetically engineered organisms.  The 
goal of the training was to cr eate greater understanding of 
science-based information regarding bio-engineered foods throughout Latin America. Costa Rica, 
Guatemala Kelly Shaw,                              
Tel:  202-690-2735, 
Kelly.Shaw@usda.gov 
Animal Health 10 Aug 2007 – 12 Aug 2007 
Swine Rapid Response 
Training                                
($7,000) USDA APHIS carried out Swine Rapid Response Training in 
Vietnam. Vietnam Gary Brickler,                            
Tel: 360-753-9430, 
gary.l.brickler@aphis.usda.gov 
Animal Health 10 Aug 2007 – 14 Aug 2007 
Live Bird Market Training          
($13,000) USDA APHIS carried out a Live Bi rd Market Training with the 
goal of introducing biosecurity management into the lab system 
and identifying areas for improvement. Honduras José Bruzual,                              
Tel: 301-659-3079, 
jose.j.bruzual@aphis.usda.gov        
Plant Health 12 Aug 2007 – 25 Aug 2007 
APHIS DNA Extraction 
Training                       
($10,000) USDA APHIS provided specialized training on processing citrus 
plant and psyllid samples, DNA extractions and conducting real-
time PCR analysis to detect Huanglongbing . Mexico Patrick Gomes,                        
Tel: 919-855-7313, 
Patrick.J.Gomes@aphis.usda.gov 
Food Safety 13 Aug 2007 – 17 Aug 2007 
Quechers workshop for West 
African Lab Technicians ($6,400) USDA FAS partnered with an on-going USAID Mali-funded 
CRSP coordinated by Virginia Tech pesticide residue laboratory 
to send a USDA ARS lead scientist and developer of the Quechers (quick, easy, cheap , effective, rugged, safe) 
methodology for pesticide residue analysis to provide training to 
West African regulatory scientists on the Quechers method.  Through practical training and ex ercises, the African labs were 
able to adapt the method for use in testing residues for domestic 
and exported fruits and vegetables.  Burkina Faso, 
Mali, Niger, 
Nigeria, Senegal Jason Sandahl,                         
Tel: 202-690-3985, 
Jason.Sandahl@usda.gov 
Animal Health 13 Aug 2007 – 17 Aug 2007  
Advanced Tuberculosis 
Training                                       
($20,000) USDA APHIS carried out Advanced Tuberculosis Training in 
Mexico. Mexico Kelly Preston,                                  
Tel: +52-55-1997-1511, 
kelly.preston@aphis.usda.gov  
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Risk Assessment 
Training($70,000) USDA FAS sent five Central American government officials to 
receive risk assessment traini ng at JIFSAN.  The program 
consisted of an overview of ri sk analysis, food safety risk 
management, food safety risk communication, food safety risk 
assessment, quantitative risk assessment methods, probabilistic methods, and model building. Costa Rica, El 
Salvador, 
Guatemala, 
Honduras, 
Nicaragua Jason Sandahl,                         
Tel: 202-690-3985, 
Jason.Sandahl@usda.gov 
Animal Health 14 Aug 2007 – 18 Aug 2007 
Live Bird Market Training          
($60,000) USDA APHIS carried out a Live Bi rd Market Training with the 
goal of introducing biosecurity management into the lab system 
and identifying areas for improvement. Mali  Morella De Rosa,                        
Tel: 202-720-1137,                          
morella.derosa@aphis.usda.gov 
Animal Health 18 Aug 2007 – 25 Aug 2007 
GIS/GPS Training                        
($74,000) USDA provided regional GPS/GIS spatial epidemiology training 
to several West African countries to help improve surveillance 
and detection of Avian Influenza. Gambia, Ghana, 
Liberia, Mali, 
Sierra Leone Peter Benson,                           
Tel: 202-690-1943,                    
peter.benson@fas.usda.gov 
Food Safety 18 Aug 2007 – 29 Aug 2007 
Food Safety-Meat Inspection 
Training 
($47,432) USDA FAS Cochran Fellowship Program provided training on 
import/export practices and procedures to six port directors and 
an agriculture marketing specialist from Shanghai, China.  The 
training provided an overview of the U.S. food safety inspection system with emphasis on inspection operations, including record 
keeping, role of laboratories, staffing, budget, and program 
management oversight.  The activity included meetings with U.S. government regulatory agencies, including FSIS, APHIS, 
and FDA.  The training also includ ed site visits to livestock and 
produce farms, port facilities, and livestock slaughter and packaging facilities.  The training was conducted by Texas 
A&M University and included visits to Texas and California. 
The training was designed to provide an in depth overview of the 
U.S. food safety system (from farm to table), encourage easier 
entrance of U.S. agricultural products into the Chinese market, and promote global food safety. China Avis Watts-Massenburg,           
Tel: 202-690-0032, Avis.Watts-
Massenburg@usda.gov 
Animal Health 20 Aug 2007 – 21 Aug 2007  
Tuberculosis Epidemiology 
Train-the-Trainer Training          
($20,000) USDA APHIS carried out Tuberculosis Epidemiology Training 
to Mexican trainers, with the goal of building capacity so that 
those who participated can train other stakeholders. Mexico Francisco Collazo,                   
Tel: 301-731-0843, 
franciso.collazo-
mattei@aphis.usda.gov  
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Animal Health, 
Plant Health 20 Aug 2007 – 22 Aug 2007 
Latin America SPS Regulatory 
Overview Workshop 
($93,580) FAS provided training in Miami, Florida, for the five SPS leads 
from seven Latin American countries.  The training explained 
the U.S. SPS regulatory system.  This was requested by the 
Central American governments to follow up on a December 
2004 SPS overview training that was negotiated as a part of the CAFTA.  A host of U.S. regulato ry agencies provided speakers, 
including FAS, APHIS, FSIS, FDA, and U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection. Costa Rica, 
Dominican 
Republic, Ecuador, 
El Salvador, 
Guatemala, Honduras, Peru  Megan Schildgen,                      
Tel: 202-720-0630, 
Megan.Schildgen@usda.gov 
Food Safety 20 Aug 2007 – 5 Sep 2007          
Food Safety & Biotech Risk 
Assessment Training             ($14,580) This USDA FAS Cochran program, led by Fort Valley State 
University in Georgia, provided training in food safety and 
biotechnology risk assessment for specialists from Kenya and Ghana. The course included a detailed survey of DNA science 
related to biotechnology, plant tissue culture, plant genetic 
transformation, gel electrophoresis, DNA finger printing, micopropagation methods, transformation restriction enzymes, 
and agrobacterium analysis.  Field visits to the Camellia 
Botanical Garden and a pack ing company were included. Kenya, Ghana Lindsey Itle,                               
Tel: 202-690-0777, 
Lindsey.Itle@usda.gov 
Animal Health 21 Aug 2007 – 23 Aug 2007 
Live Bird Market Continuing 
Training                                       
($30,000) USDA APHIS sponsored a total of five representatives from five 
Central American countries to attend follow-up training on Live 
Bird Markets.  The group attended a course organized by APHIS 
and University of California at Davis with the goal of 
introducing biosecurity management into the lab system and 
identifying areas for improvement. Dominican 
Republic, El 
Salvador, 
Guatemala, Honduras, Panama José Bruzual,                             
Tel: 301-659-3079, 
jose.j.bruzual@aphis.usda.gov        
Food Safety 23 Aug 2007 – 2 Sep 2007 
Food Toxicology and Risk 
Assessment Training                  ($29,160) The USDA FAS Cochran program provided the participants with 
in-depth knowledge for increasing food safety, and taught them 
about proper risk assessment proc edures with biotech foods.  
The training included visits to various university departments 
and local farmers.  This activity  improved the Fellows' technical 
knowledge of food safety and biotechnology and promoted the regional food safety net. Oman Lindsey Itle,                               
Tel: 202-690-0777, 
Lindsey.Itle@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 23 Aug 2007 – 8 Sep 2007 
Meat Inspection and 
Processing Training   
($14,580) The USDA FAS Cochran Fellowship Program sponsored 
participants from Ghana and South Africa, who met with FSIS 
local officials and with State of Illinois meat inspectors, attended 
lectures at the University of  Illinois Department of Meat 
Science, and visited five meat processing facilities.  The training was conducted in Illinois by Advance Genetic Exports. Ghana, South 
Africa Lindsey Itle,                              
Tel: 202-690-0777, 
Lindsey.Itle@usda.gov 
Animal Health 24 Aug 2007 – 28 Aug 2007  
Advanced Tuberculosis 
Training II                                    
($20,000) USDA APHIS carried out Advanced Tuberculosis Training in 
Mexico. Mexico Kelly Preston,                                  
Tel: +52-55-1997-1511, 
kelly.preston@aphis.usda.gov 
Plant Health 26 Aug 2007 – 8 Sep 2007 
International Plant Diagnostic Network (IPDN) Course at 
Ohio State University ($38,400) USDA FAS, in collaboration with the Ohio State University 
(OSU) and USAID, provided training for five African participants at the OSU International Plant Diagnostic Network 
Workshop. This 14-day short cour se featured intensive training 
in plant disease diagnostics and familiarized participants with 
classical and modern procedures and protocols for diagnosing all 
major groups of plant pathogens. Kenya, Sierra 
Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia Megan Schildgen,                       
Tel: 202-720-0630, Megan.Schildgen@usda.gov 
Plant Health 29 Aug 2007 – 2 Sep 2007 
Plant Biosafety Systems Train 
the Trainers                              
($40,000) USDA APHIS, in collaboration with Michigan State University, 
organized biotechnology training to trainers from a variety of 
countries with the goal of strengthening agriculture safeguarding 
systems.  This program was funded by USAID. Uganda, Kenya, 
Ghana, Senegal, 
South Africa, 
Indonesia, 
Philippines Robyn Rose,                                
Tel: 301-734-7121, 
Robyn.I.Rose@aphis.usda.gov 
Food Safety 30 Aug 2007 – 22 Sep 2007      
FSIS Meat and Poultry 
Inspection Training III                 
($70,250) USDA FAS Cochran Fellowship Pr ogram participants attended 
training on food safety regulation of livestock and poultry 
products.  The training included an overview of the FSIS 
slaughter system, HACCP, import and export policies and 
procedures, and the testing and certification of meat products. The participants also visited slaughter, processing, and cold 
storage facilities to observe FSIS regulatory procedures. Argentina, Chile, 
Costa Rica, 
Honduras, Kenya, 
Malaysia, 
Namibia, Oman, Panama, Trinidad 
and Tobago, 
Uruguay Kara Stanley,                              
Tel: 202-690-0948, 
Kara.Stanley@usda.gov    
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Food Safety 3 Sep 2007 – 4 Sep 2007 
Pre-Audit of Poultry Slaughter 
Houses in Nicaragua 
($12,700) USDA FAS sent an expert to  conduct a “pre-audit” of 
Nicaraguan poultry slaughterhouses in support of FSIS 
equivalency, with funding from USAID. This pre-audit built 
upon previous training in poultry HACCP principles and 
regulations.  It helped prepare the poultry slaughterhouses for an imminent, official audit to be conducted by FSIS.  Participants 
included a combination of government regulatory officials and 
poultry industry representatives. Nicaragua Jason Sandahl,                             
Tel: 202-690-3985, 
Jason.Sandahl@usda.gov 
Plant Health 4 Sep 2007 – 12 Sep 2007 
Caribbean SPS WTO Enquiry 
Point Follow-Up Training ($5,600) As part of follow-on work to an August 2005 WTO SPS Enquiry 
Point training, a USDA FAS co mputer specialist provided 
targeted training to participants from Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados.  The training focused on installation and 
troubleshooting of software used by the U.S National 
Notification Authority and Enquiry Point to disseminate U.S. and foreign measures and solic it private sector comments on 
notified agricultural rules changes in WTO Members.  This 
project was intended to improve participation and transparency 
of member developing country WTO Members.   Barbados, Trinidad 
and Tobago Megan Schildgen,                         
Tel: 202-720-0630, 
Megan.Schildgen@usda.gov 
Animal Health 5 Sep 2007 – 7 Sep 2007 
African Swine Fever 
Emergency Response and Training                               
($3,000) USDA APHIS responded to and provided training on African 
Swine Fever in Armenia. Armenia Claudia Cartwright,                  
Tel: +39-340-699-9715, 
claudia.i.cartwright@aphis.usda. gov 
Animal Health 6 Sep 2007 – 22 Sep 2007 
Veterinary Quarantine & 
Inspection Training ($34,000) This USDA FAS Cochran program trained four veterinary 
specialists from Egypt, Ghana, Namibia, and Uganda in U.S. 
veterinary quarantine procedures and inspection procedures.  The program took place in Wash ington, D.C. and Columbus, 
Ohio. Egypt, Ghana, 
Namibia, Uganda Lindsey Itle,                              
Tel: 202-690-0777, 
Lindsey.Itle@usda.gov 
Food Safety 6 Sep 2007 – 22 Sep 2007 
Meat Processing and 
Marketing Training                      ($23,776) Four private meat industry managers received USDA FAS 
Cochran training in meat processing methods and technology, 
meat marketing, and food safety.   Former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia Lev Kuchevski,                          
Tel: 202-690-1243,          
Lev.Kuchevski@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 7 Sep 2007 – 15 Sep 2007 
Good Agricultural Practices 
(GAPs) Train-the-Trainer 
Course                              
($55,000) JIFSAN and FDA CFSAN trained 50 potential trainers from 
government, industry and academia. Topics included basic 
environmental, human health, and sanitary operational practices 
necessary for production of safe, wholesome fruits and 
vegetables. "The Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards for Fresh Fruits and Ve getables" covered agricultural 
and postharvest water uses, manure and biosolids, worker health 
and hygiene, field and facility sanitation, transportation, and traceback. Nicaragua Joyce Saltsman,                          
Tel: 301-436-1641,  
Joyce.Saltsman@fda.hhs.gov 
Animal Health 8 Sep 2007 – 12 Oct 2007 
Animal Disease Diagnostics 
Skills Training Program 
($15,000) USDA FAS provided animal health diagnostic skills training to 
scientists from Serbia and Montenegro, emphasizing 
viral/molecular virology, serology, and diagnostic pathology 
capabilities, and overall improvement of laboratory quality 
control procedures. Serbia, 
Montenegro Jennifer Maurer,                       
Tel: 202-690-0707, 
Jennifer.Maurer@usda.gov 
Plant Health 10 Sep 2007 – 14 Sep 2007 
USDA Preliminary Irradiation 
Feasibility Study in Kenya 
($10,100) USDA FAS utilized USAID funding to conduct a preliminary 
feasibility study on the use of irradiation as a treatment for 
commercial produce, at the request of the Kenyan private sector.  
The objectives were to raise knowledge about irradiation 
technology among key stakeholders, to determine the products 
and the potential export markets fo r products that may be treated 
with irradiation, and to provide a preliminary analysis report of the feasibility of irradiation applications for commercial SPS 
treatments as the basis for determining whether a more detailed 
analysis is appropriate. Kenya Megan Schildgen,                         
Tel: 202-720-0630, 
Megan.Schildgen@usda.gov 
Food Safety 10 Sep 2007 – 12 Sep 2007 
Seafood HACCP Training 
($15,000) USDA FAS partnered with Louisiana State University AgCenter 
specialists to give a seminar on basic HACCP system 
development for workers at Armenian fish processing facilities.  
The training focused on sanita tion requirements, as well as 
HACCP development and documentation.  The objective was to build the capacity of export-ready fisheries to trade with the 
United States. Armenia Carolyn Schramm,                       
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 10 Sep 2007 – 13 Sep 2007 
JIFSAN Good Agricultural 
Practices-Nicaragua 
($40,000) USDA led a team of experts to conduct a course on GAPs in 
partnership with JIFSAN. The program focused on providing 
Nicaragua with an adaptable fr amework of best agricultural 
practices to reduce microbial food safety risks. These practices, 
when widely disseminated and implemented, improve the safety of fresh produce for domestic and international markets. 
Participants included extension specialists with responsibilities 
for education and outreach on produce/food safety.  A key component of the program was the on farm and production 
facility visit, which allowed the participants to evaluate their 
local practices and make recommendations for improvement. Nicaragua Jason Sandahl,                            
Tel: 202-690-3985, 
Jason.Sandahl@usda.gov 
Food Safety 11 Sep 2007 – 13 Sep 2007  
Part II: Regional Conference 
on Laboratory Management         ($55,400) USDA FAS led a team of experts from Texas A&M University 
to Managua to continue a techni cal assistance program for the 
national agriculture laboratories of CAFTA-DR countries and Panama.  This training covered the implementation of good 
laboratory practices for the anim al health, plant health, food 
microbiology, and residues sections  of each national laboratory. 
FAS worked with the laboratory managers to develop a tailored 
training program for each labora tory, covering specific testing 
methodologies and procedures that  facilitate trade of agricultural 
products under CAFTA-DR and the Panama Trade Promotion 
Agreement. Costa Rica, 
Dominican 
Republic, El Salvador, 
Guatemala, 
Honduras, Panama, 
Nicaragua Jason Sandahl,                            
Tel: 202-690-3985, 
Jason.Sandahl@usda.gov 
Food Safety, Plant 
Health 12 Sep 2007 – 14 Sep 2007 
Workshop on How Existing 
Codex Standards can be 
Applied to Address Food 
Safety and Regulatory Issues of Biotechnology 
($80,000) USDA and FDA provided a regional workshop entitled, “How 
Existing Codex Standards and Related Texts Can Be Applied to 
Address Food Safety and Regulatory Issues of Foods Derived 
from Modern Biotechnology.”  Technical experts and 
government representatives attended the workshop in preparation of the Codex Committee on Food Labeling working 
group meeting that was held in January 2008 on biotechnology 
issues.  The workshop is part of a comprehensive plan to enhance regional participation in Codex. Argentina, 
Barbados, Canada, 
Chile, Costa Rica, 
Jamaica, 
Nicaragua, Nigeria, Paraguay Samantha Bailey,                          
Tel: 202-720-3372, 
Samantha.Bailey@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 13 Sep 2007 – 29 Sep 2007 
Quarantine Inspection Training   
($13,552) USDA FAS Cochran Fellowship Program sponsored two 
Filipinos to participate in a quarantine inspection training 
program.  The Fellows worked with faculty at Tuskegee 
University, the Port of Miami, and APHIS.  They met with 
officials at federal and state level Animal and Plant Health 
Quarantine Offices and Veterinary Diagnostics and Plant 
Pathology Laboratories, and visited meat processing facilities.  
The program was designed to provide fellows with a working knowledge of U.S. animal and plant quarantine procedures, 
increase understanding of current U.S. regulations on 
import/export of agricultural pr oducts, and decrease current 
obstacles for exporting agricultural products to that region. Philippines Avis Watts-Massenburg,                 
Tel:  202-690-0032, Avis.Watts-
Massenburg@usda.gov 
Food Safety 17 Sep 2007 – 19 Sep 2007 
Armenia Meat Sanitation and 
HACCP Seminar 
($15,000) USDA FAS sponsored a team of  Louisiana State University 
AgCenter specialists to teach a seminar for meat processing and 
slaughterhouse workers on basi c HACCP system development 
for meat processing and slaughter facilities.  The training 
included sanitation requirements, standard operating procedures, 
and documentation.  The purpose of the training was to prepare 
the meat industry for export. Armenia Carolyn Schramm,                     
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Plant Health 18 Sep 2007 – 25 Sep 2007 
Fruit Fly Database and 
Geographic Information 
System (GIS) Training                 
($20,000) USDA APHIS sponsored training on a Fruit Fly Database and 
GIS for officials from the Chilean Ministry of Agriculture and 
Livestock.  The group traveled to Chile and worked for a week 
with the fruit fly Director's Office and the database and GIS 
specialists. Chile Terry McGovern,                        
Tel: +502 2331 2036, 
Terry.E.McGovern@aphis.usda. 
gov 
Plant Health 19 Sep 2007 – 19 Sep 2007         
Advanced Veterinary 
Epidemiology Training      
($100,000) USDA APHIS carried out Advanced Veterinary Epidemiology 
Training in Myanmar. Myanmar  John Coakley, 
john.coakley@aphis.usda.gov 
Plant Health 20 Sep 2007 – 20 Jan 2008 
Mexican Thesis Study 
Sponsorship                       ($30,000) USDA APHIS sponsored and hosted a Mexican student for four 
months of training and thesis work while completing master of 
science requirements at North Carolina State University. Mexico Bob Griffin                               
Tel: 919-855-7512,      
Robert.L.Griffin@aphis.usda.gov  
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Animal Health 24 Sep 2007 – 27 Sep 2007 
Animal Disease Disaster, 
Rapid Response Seminar for 
Albania, Serbia, and 
Montenegro              ($60,000) USDA FAS, in collaboration with Iowa State University, 
provided training on Animal  Disease Disaster and Rapid 
Response for government officials from Albania, Montenegro, 
and Serbia.  This training was an effort to ensure a safe, 
continual food supply in accordance with in ternational standards 
while strengthening regional public-private cooperation to 
prepare for and respond to disasters involving animals.  Albania, Serbia,  
Montenegro Jennifer Maurer,                      
Tel: 202-690-0707, 
Jennifer.Maurer@usda.gov 
Animal Health 24 Sep 2007 – 28 Sep 2007  
Brucellosis and DBE Training     
($1,556) USDA APHIS carried out training during a program review in 
Sonora, Mexico.  Training included information on serology test 
interpretation, titer classification, and epidemiologic 
investigations.  This information was provided to the Mexican trainee as part of the training  required to be approved as a 
Designated Brucellosis Epidemiologist. Mexico Debra Donch,                             
Tel: 301-734-5952, 
debra.a.donch@aphis.usda.gov 
Food Safety 27 Sep 2007 – 13 Oct 2007 
Food Safety Policy and Audits 
Training ($22,500) USDA FAS Cochran Program sponsored training for three food 
safety specialists from South Africa and Tanzania in food safety 
policy and audits.  The program included the role of risk assessment in U.S. food safety systems and in residue control 
program design, how maximum residue levels are developed in 
the U.S. and in Codex, analytical methods and testing systems, 
International Standards Organi zation accreditation procedures 
for laboratories, HACCP, and the role of EPA, FDA, and USDA 
in food safety.   The goal of the activity was to improve the 
Fellows’ technical knowledge of food safety policy to strengthen 
the region’s food safety net. South Africa, 
Tanzania Lindsey Itle,                                  
Tel: 202-690-0777, 
Lindsey.Itle@usda.gov 
Food Safety 1 Oct 2007 – 12 Oct 2007  
Annual Meeting of the 
International Commission on 
Microbiological Specifications 
for Foods                            ($22,500) FDA CFSAN provided scientific advice at the Annual Meeting 
of the International Commission on Microbiological 
Specifications for Foods.  FDA sp oke on microbiological issues 
affecting the international trade of food and food products for a 
year-long program of sampling plans for evaluating foods for pathogens and quality attributes. Singapore Robert Buchanan,                       
Tel: 301-436-2369,   
Robert.Buchanan@fda.hhs.gov 
Food Safety 1 Oct 2007 – 29 Feb 2008 
Ministry of Agriculture 
Inspectors Trainings                    
($45,000) USDA FAS CARD staff facilitated three trainings for Ministry 
of Agriculture food inspectors (in all regions of the country) on 
basic sanitation inspections, HACCP, and specialized food 
control topics, including crisis  management and traceability.  Armenia Carolyn Schramm,                   
Tel: 202-720-1230,  
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov  
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Food Safety           1 Oct 2007 – 30 Sept 2008          
Scientific Cooperation 
Research Program                        
($13,636) USDA FAS funded joint research between Chinese scientists 
and USDA researchers in Georgia by using biotechnology in 
food safety research to impr ove resistance mechanisms to 
aflatoxin formation in Chinese peanuts.   China Rao Achutuni,                            
Tel: 202-720-2036, 
Rao.Achutuni@usda.gov 
Food Safety 1 Oct 2007 – 30 Sept 2008         
Scientific Cooperation 
Research Program                        
($13,636) USDA FAS funded joint research between Ghanaian scientists 
and USDA researchers in Ge orgia on grain molds and 
mycotoxins. Ghana Rao Achutuni,                           
Tel: 202-720-2036, 
Rao.Achutuni@usda.gov 
Plant Health 1 Oct 2007 – 30 Sept 2008          
Scientific Cooperation 
Research Program                        
($15,000) USDA FAS sponsored research between USDA scientists in 
Texas and West African scientists to identify assess the 
vulnerability of sorghu m cultivars, h ybrids, and landraces from 
the U.S. and West Afri ca to long smut and grain mold fungi.    Niger, Senegal Rao Achutuni,                            
Tel: 202-720-2036, 
Rao.Achutuni@usda.gov 
Food Safety 6 Oct 2007 – 20 Oct 2007 
Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Rules and Policies Training         ($6,776) A USDA FAS Cochran fellow was trained on SPS issues, 
including disease control and surveillance system, traceability, 
slaughtering process and meat inspection, food safety and HACCP.  The program included meetings with regulatory 
officials at APHIS, a tour of th e disease diagnostics laboratory at 
the University of Minnesota, and visits to meat slaughterhouses 
and processing plants. Thailand Avis Watts-Massenburg,              
Tel:  202-690-0032, Avis.Watts-
Massenburg@usda.gov 
Plant Health 8 Oct 2007 - 12 Oct 2007 
Serbia Vegetable Integrated 
Pest Management     ($40,000) USDA FAS and the University of Wisconsin at Madison 
provided technical training to extension agents, potato 
producers, and university faculty in Integrated Pest Management techniques for potato production in Belgrade. The goal was to 
maximize yields and marketing opportunities for potatoes grown 
in Serbia. Serbia Kelly Skupnik,                              
Tel: 202-720-5800, 
Kelly.Skupnik@usda.gov 
Plant Health 14 Oct 2007 – 19 Oct 2007 
Egypt Biosafety Project 
Assessment               ($3,400) USDA FAS staff traveled to Cairo, Egypt to conduct an 
assessment of a USAID-funded ag ricultural biosafety capacity 
building project that was ongoing for twelve months.  The 
project provided technical training and support activities to the 
Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture and Land Resources to assist 
them in developing capabilities as the primary national authority 
for biosafety.   Egypt Steve Beasley,                               
Tel: 202-720-0405, 
Steven.Beasley@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 15 Oct 2007 – 18 Oct 2007 
Dairy Export Training                 
($45,000) USDA FAS and FDA provided training for Serbian Ministry of 
Agriculture inspectors and dairy industry on U.S. dairy import 
requirements including food safety concerns, animal health 
concerns and regulations, and business realities of U.S. market.   Serbia Carolyn Schramm,                   
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Plant Health 15 Oct 2007 – 19 Oct 2007 
Phytosanitary Inspection 
Techniques Training                    
($5,000) USDA APHIS conducted phytosanitary inspection techniques 
training to Costa Rican inspectors to better train them in 
detecting pests in Costa Rican propagative material shipments. Costa Rica Bob Balaam,                              
Tel: 305-453-5245, 
Robert.J.Balaam@aphis.usda.gov
,  or Marco Gonzalez,               Tel: +506-290-4548,  
Marco.V.Gonzalez@aphis.usda. 
gov 
Animal Health 17 Oct 2007 – 19 Oct 2007 
GPS/GIS Training                        
($86,000) USDA APHIS carried out GPS/GIS Training in Indonesia.  The 
activity focused on the standardi zation of use of GIS as a risk 
analysis tool, as well as a tool for identifying on-farm risk 
factors and human resource management. Indonesia José Bruzual,                           
Tel: 301-659-3079, 
jose.j.bruzual@aphis.usda.gov        
Food Safety 18 Oct 2007 – 3 Nov 2007 
Residue Analysis and Testing 
Training ($20,200) Three USDA FAS Cochran Fellows received training at Lincoln 
University of Missouri on pesticide registration and residue 
testing, monitoring and analys is.  The team traveled to 
Washington, D.C., Missouri, and California.  The objective was 
to ensure standardized inspection and quarantine administration 
for agricultural products to reduce safety and health risk, and to facilitate trade with the United States. Costa Rica, Kenya, 
Oman  Lindsey Itle,                              
Tel: 202-690-0777, 
Lindsey.Itle@usda.gov 
Food Safety 18 Oct 2007 – 3 Nov 2007 
Port Inspection Techniques 
Training          
($32,000) One specialist from South Africa received USDA FAS Cochran 
training in port inspection techniques; inspection procedures for 
wheat, poultry, beef, cotton, fruits, vegetables, and fish, 
warehouse inspection procedures; the role of USDA inspectors 
at the ports; and, cold storage facility inspection.  They visited 
the ports of New Orleans, Jack sonville, and Gloucester, and the 
University of Florida’s Center for Food Distribution and 
Retailing. The training was conducted by the World Food 
Logistics Organization.  South Africa Lindsey Itle,                              
Tel: 202-690-0777, 
Lindsey.Itle@usda.gov  
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Plant Health 22 Oct 2007 – 26 Oct 2007  
SOP and Diagnostic Training 
for Serbia                  ($66,000) USDA FAS and the University of Florida provided technical 
training to extension agents, laboratory technicians, and Ministry 
of Agriculture representatives in diagnostic techniques for pests 
of potatoes as well as pome, stone and small fruits. The 
participants developed standard op erating procedures for priority 
pests and diseases as determined by Serbia’s Ministry of 
Agriculture.  Serbia Kelly Skupnik,                          
Tel: 202-720-5800, 
Kelly.Skupnik@usda.gov 
Animal Health 22 Oct 2007 – 26 Oct 2007 
Veterinary Epidemiology 
Training                                    
($3,000) USDA carried out Veterinary Epid emiology Training in Chinese 
Taipei. Chinese Taipei Lou Vanechanos,                     
Tel: +886-2-2162-2000, 
elia.p.vanechanos@aphis.usda. 
gov 
Food Safety 24 Oct 2007 – 26 Oct 2007 
FDA Labeling Course 
Honduras ($15,000) USDA FAS conducted an FDA Food Labeling regulations 
training in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, with funding from USAID.  
The course focused on general FDA labeling requirements and detailed information required for specific commodities including 
meat, poultry, processed products and cases of fresh produce.  
Participants included more than 80 government and private sector representatives.   Honduras Jason Sandahl,                         
Tel: 202-690-3985, 
Jason.Sandahl@usda.gov 
Plant Health, Animal Health 25 Oct 2007 – 10 Nov 2007 
Inspection & Quality Control 
Training at Ports 
($28,500) Three officials from Morocco and Algeria received USDA FAS 
Cochran training in inspection and quality control at ports.  The 
training took place in Washington , D.C. and Texas, was led by 
World Food Logistics Organization, and included a visit to beef processing facilities.  Issues included quality control procedures 
at cold storage facilities, veterinary diagnostic laboratory quality 
control, and inspection processes for a fruit and vegetable packinghouse.  The group also toured the Port of Houston, the 
Port of Corpus Christi, and the inspection facilities at a land 
border crossing between the U.S. and Mexico. Algeria, Morocco Lindsey Itle,                                
Tel: 202-690-0777, 
Lindsey.Itle@usda.gov  
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Animal Health 27 Oct 2007 – 2 Nov 2007 
Launching of USDA’s Sanitary 
and Phytosanitary (SPS) 
Technical Assistance Program 
for Iraq                    ($75,000) USDA FAS worked with Colorado State University to facilitate 
dialogue with 16 Iraqi government and private sector 
representatives in order to develop a work plan to strengthen 
Iraq’s national systems in line with international animal health 
and food safety standards.  The workshop was held in conjunction with the 9th confer ence of the OIE Regional 
Commission for the Middle East in Damascus, Syria. Iraq Jennifer Maurer,                       
Tel: 202-690-0707, 
Jennifer.Maurer@usda.gov 
Animal Health 27 Oct 2007 – 9 Nov 2007 
Beef Traceability Training 
($13,552) The USDA FAS Cochran Fellowship Program provided training 
on livestock traceability to veterinarians from Thai Department 
of Livestock and Development.  This program was designed to 
introduce Thai Officials to the U. S. system of tracking animal 
movement, show how producers adhere to feed regulations 
through the use of farm record  keeping, and demonstrate the 
processing of wholesome products. Thailand Avis Watts-Massenburg,                 
Tel:  202-690-0032, Avis.Watts-
Massenburg@usda.gov 
Food Safety 1 Nov 2007 – 1 Nov 2007 
Dominican Republic Tariff 
Rate Quota (TRQ)  
Videoconference           ($500) USDA FAS and U.S. Customs and Border Protection conducted 
a Video Teleconference with representatives from the 
Dominican Republic to explain the U.S. Tariff Rate Quota 
(TRQ) system.  The goal of this activity was to educate Customs 
and Importing Officials from the Dominican Republic on the 
proper calculation of import quotas, and thus increase the 
transparency and fairness of the Dominican import regime. Dominican 
Republic Andrew Smale,                           
Tel: 202-720-3747, 
Andrew.Smale@usda.gov    
Food Safety 1 Nov 2007 – 16 Nov 2007 
Food Safety and HACCP 
Regulations Training 
($30,500) One specialist from Algeria an d two from Senegal received 
USDA FAS Cochran training in economic policies to improve 
food safety, HACCP principles and application guidelines, 
consumer protection, avian diseases and the food chain, 
microbial and chemical  contamination in food, and food safety 
as a trade barrier.  The course was conducted by the University 
of Connecticut.  The training included visits to food services 
operations at the school, meetings with the Connecticut State Department of Public Health, and dairy processing facilities.  
The goal of the program was to strengthen the region’s food 
safety net. Algeria, Senegal Lindsey Itle,                               
Tel: 202-690-0777, 
Lindsey.Itle@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 1 Nov 2007 – 17 Nov 2007 
Post Harvest Technology and 
Handling Training 
($34,000) Four specialists from Kenya, Oman, Yemen, and Tunisia 
received USDA FAS Cochran training in post harvest 
technology from the University of California – Davis.  It 
included strategic planting for strategic marketing; auctioning 
local produce; consolidation of products from small farms to market; realization of price; quality determining; distribution and 
marketing; apple packing and marketing; and wholesale 
marketing of fresh produce.  The goal of the program was to strengthen the region’s food security net. Kenya, Oman, 
Tunisia, Yemen  Lindsey Itle,                               
Tel: 202-690-0777, 
Lindsey.Itle@usda.gov 
Food Safety 1 Nov 2007 - Present            
Cooperation with China to 
Promote Sound Management 
of Pesticides and Import Safety  
($50,000)          EPA initiated and continues to work on collaborative activities 
with staff from China’s Institute for the Control of 
Agrichemicals and other pesticide officials.  The objective of 
this program is to promote sound management of pesticides and 
promote import safety, pursuant to a Letter of Intent signed in November 2007. China Cathleen Barnes,                      
Tel: 703-305-7101, or Mary 
Frances Lowe,                            
Tel: 703-305-5689, 
Lowe.MaryFrances@epa.gov 
Animal Health 4 Nov 2007 – 16 Nov 2007 
Animal Identification and 
Disease Control Training 
($35,664) The USDA FAS Cochran training included with USDA APHIS, 
USDA FSIS, and FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine. 
Discussions and visits with various government and industry 
leaders in Texas addressed topics on agricultural biosecurity; the 
role of private and government veterinarians; tours of university 
and state veterinary diagnostic laboratories; emerging disease issues and emergency response; epidemiology; animal inspection 
procedures; animal health documentation and information 
management; and, an overview of important livestock diseases in the United States.  The training promoted greater 
understanding of U.S. veterinary measures. Former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia Lev Kuchevski,                          
Tel: 202-690-1243,          
Lev.Kuchevski@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 4 Nov 2007 – 17 Nov 2007 
Health Certification Training       
($19,608) The USDA FAS Cochran training program on health 
certification and surveillance focuse d on food safety as it relates 
to the importation process for agricultural products.  The team 
received an in-depth understandi ng of the legal framework for 
imports of consumer-oriented products and ingredients and the Food and Drug Administration regulations and clearances. The 
goal of this activity was to help facilitate the importation process 
of products from the United Stat es and other countries by 
improving Brazil’s health surveillance structure and timeline for 
compliance.  The training took place in Washington, D.C. and at 
Michigan State University. Brazil Kelly Shaw,                                
Tel:  202-690-2735, 
Kelly.Shaw@usda.gov 
Animal Health 8 Nov 2007 – 14 Nov 2007 
Armenia Animal Health 
Technical Assistance ($20,000) USDA FAS representatives traveled  to Yerevan to participate in 
the USDA-Ministry of Agricultu re’s National Animal Health 
Program working group meeting.  Participants reviewed and discussed proposed strategies fo r the comprehensive surveillance 
system and control program for animal diseases within the pilot 
demonstration communities.  The targeted diseases for the 
program are brucellosis, foot and mouth disease, bovine 
leukosis, and tuberculosis.  This program will focus on increasing surveillance and prevention capacity within the 
government, academic comm unity, and private sector. Armenia Jennifer Maurer,                          
Tel: 202-690-0777, 
Jennifer.Maurer@usda.gov 
Food Safety 8 Nov 2007 – 17 Nov 2007 
Armenia Food Safety Policy 
Study Tour                ($45,000) USDA FAS coordinated a study tour in Washington, D.C., for 
three Armenian food safety regulatory officials and three 
Armenian food safety program staff to understand the U.S. food safety system for regulatory concerns and food control 
authorities.  The group met with FDA and FSIS; received 
specialized training in risk assessment, HACCP, and inspections programs; and visited import warehouses to observe USDA 
inspection procedures. Armenia Carolyn Schramm,                       
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Animal Health 13 Nov 2007 – 20 Nov 2007  
USDA Technical Assistance 
on Veterinary Diagnostic Skills Development in Serbia and 
Montenegro        ($15,000) USDA FAS evaluated the integration of the new methodology 
and approaches previously taught to by Serbian and Montenegrin 
scientists who had visited the Iowa State diagnostic laboratory.  The five scientists were from Serbia’s Institutes of Veterinary 
Medicine and Montenegro’s National Diagnostic Veterinary 
Laboratory.  In addition, USDA fu nded an Iowa State speaker at 
the Biosecurity Conference held Nov. 14-15 in Serbia. Serbia, 
Montenegro Jennifer Maurer,                          
Tel: 202-690-0707, 
Jennifer.Maurer@usda.gov  
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Animal Health 14 Nov 2007 – 16 Nov 2007 
Georgian Animal Health 
Technical Assistance  ($3,000) USDA FAS and Colorado State University representatives 
traveled to Tbilisi, Georgia, to meet with the Ge orgian Ministry 
of Agriculture officials to discuss implementation of the animal 
health technical assistance work  plan.  This work plan was 
designed to strengthen Georgia's food safety and animal health systems.  It included implementation of the recommendations 
provided earlier by USDA on controlling and eradicating 
African swine fever in Georgia.  In addition, the team made preparations for the deployment of the one-year resident 
veterinary epidemiologist to Georgia in January 2008. Georgia Jennifer Maurer,                        
Tel: 202-690-0707, 
Jennifer.Maurer@usda.gov 
Food Safety 25 Nov 2007 – 30 Nov 2007 
Serbia Food Safety Inspection 
Service (FSIS) Assessment 
($20,000) USDA FAS sponsored 3 FSIS offi cials to conduct an assessment 
of the Serbian meat inspection system.  This assessment 
followed the same process of an official FSIS audit, to observe 
where Serbian authorities' achievement of FSIS requirements for oversight of meat inspection sy stem.  The resulting report was 
used by FAS as guidance for providing additional technical 
assistance to close gaps where Serbia did not meeting FSIS 
requirements and therefore help prepare Serbia for an official 
FSIS audit necessary to begin exporting meat to the U.S. Serbia Carolyn Schramm,                       
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Plant Health 25 Nov 2007 – 8 Dec 2007 
Citrus Greening Training             
($29,412) Six USDA FAS Cochran Fellows and one APHIS Embassy 
employee from Brazil received trai ning on the strategies to 
combat ‘citrus greening’.  This training, designed in conjunction 
with the University of Florida In stitute of Food and Agricultural 
Services, provided the Fellows w ith an overview of Greening, 
plant improvement, and Greening management.  The training 
took place in Washington, DC an d multiple cities in Florida.  
The goal of this activity was to help address trade barriers between the United States and Braz il relating to Citrus Greening 
disease. Brazil Kelly Shaw,                                  
Tel:  202-690-2735, 
Kelly.Shaw@usda.gov 
Animal Health 26 Nov 2007 – 1 Dec 2007 
Risk Analysis Course                   
($7,000) USDA APHIS provided training on risk analysis in Russia. Russia Cristóbal Zepeda,                      
Tel: 970-217-8587, 
cristobal.zepeda@aphis.usda.gov  
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Food Safety 27 Nov 2007 – 30 Nov 2007 
Shellfish State Standardization 
Course ($1,200) FDA Office of Regulatory Affairs shellfish specialists taught a 
State Standardization Course w ith co-coordination by CFSAN. Chile, Mexico Melissa Ellwanger,                    
Tel: 301-436-1401, 
Melissa.Ellwanger@fda.hhs.gov 
Food Safety 3 Dec 2007 – 7 Dec 2007 
Montenegro Food Safety 
Inspection Service Assessment    
($20,000) USDA FAS sponsored 3 FSIS offi cials to conduct an assessment 
of the Montenegrin meat inspec tion system.  This assessment 
followed the same process of an official FSIS audit, to observe 
where Montenegrin authorities' achievement of FSIS requirements for oversight of meat inspection system.  The 
resulting report was used by FAS as guidance for providing 
additional technical assistance to close gaps where Montenegro did not meeting FSIS requiremen ts and therefore help prepare 
Montenegro for an of ficial FSIS audit necessary to begin 
exporting meat to the United States. Montenegro Carolyn Schramm,                        
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Food Safety 3 Dec 2007 – 7 Dec 2007 
Global Minor Use Summit 
($212,308) USDA FAS, EPA, the U.S. IR-4 Program, and FAO collaborated 
to conduct the Global Minor Use Summit in Rome.  The 
objective was to facilitate international registrations of newer, 
safer pesticides for specialty  crops.  Approximately 250 
participants attended representing government regulatory agencies, commodity groups, agricultural and research 
organizations, agrochemical companies, and agricultural 
consulting firms from over 50 countries.  The IR-4 Project staff 
presented the internationally-recognized model they developed 
and shared their experiences to collaboratively seek international solutions for minor use problems.  Anticipated follow up 
activities to this summit include developing a guidance 
document on conducting field tria ls that would be accepted by 
national and international regulatory authorities and initiating an 
information network and long-term joint USDA/FAO training 
programs.  Botswana, 
Cameroon, China, 
Comoros, Ethiopia, 
The Gambia, 
Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, 
Kenya, Malaysia, 
Mali, Nepal, 
Nigeria, 
Philippines, Senegal, Sierra 
Leone, South 
Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, 
Vietnam Jason Sandahl,                            
Tel: 202-690-3985, 
Jason.Sandahl@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 10 Dec 2007 – 12 Dec 2007 
Laboratory Training on Quality 
Management  
($20,000) USDA FAS provided regional quality management systems 
training to staff from the national laboratories of the CAFTA-DR 
countries.  The training include d managers and technicians from 
animal health and food microbiology laboratories, and focused 
on laboratory infrastructure, record keeping, and international certification tests. This activity  was a part of a long-term 
capacity building program aimed to strengthen CAFTA-DR 
national laboratories in operational and testing methods to meet U.S. and international standards.   Costa Rica, 
Dominican 
Republic, El 
Salvador, 
Guatemala, Honduras Jason Sandahl,                         
Tel: 202-690-3985, 
Jason.Sandahl@usda.gov 
Animal Health 10 Dec 2007 – 21 Dec 2007 
Avian Influenza Field 
Epidemiology Training                
($150,000) USDA carried out Avian Influenza Field Epidemiology 
workshops in Nigeria. Nigeria Peter Benson,                           
Tel: 202-690-1943,                    
peter.benson@fas.usda.gov 
Animal Health 5 Jan 2008 – 11 Jan 2008 Iraqi 
National Animal Health 
Program Workshop ($300,000) USDA, working with the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture, hosted a 
workshop on the role of Iraqi veterinarians in animal and public 
health in Damascus, Syria.  The objectives of the workshop were 
to develop a model plan for the veterinary community for animal 
and public health and to exchange modern technical capability 
for controlling and managing the five priority diseases 
(brucellosis, bovine tuberculosis, foot and mouth disease, high 
path avian influenza and echinococcosis).   Iraq Jennifer Maurer,                        
Tel: 202-690-0707, 
Jennifer.Maurer@usda.gov 
Food Safety 5 Jan 2008 – 19 Jan 2008 
Aquatic Policy Development 
Training                                       
($40,656) Six Chinese officials received USDA FAS Cochran training on 
seafood HACCP, aquaculture, the National Shellfish Sanitation 
Program, and seafood inspection, in  order to affectively address 
aquatic policy. The program, in conjunction with Auburn State 
University, included meetings and discussion with FDA and visits to the Alabama state do ck and seafood laboratory.   China Avis Watts-Massenburg,                 
Tel:  202-690-0032, Avis.Watts-
Massenburg@usda.gov 
Animal Health 7 Jan 2008 – 7 Jan 2008  
Bovine Tuberculosis 
Epidemiology and GIS/GPS 
Training                                      ($10,000) USDA APHIS carried out Bovine Tuberculosis Epidemiology 
and geographic information system (GIS) / global positioning 
system (GPS) Training in Mexico.  Mexico Robert Myers,                          
Tel: 615-736-7309, 
robert.p.myers@aphis.usda.gov  
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Food Safety 8 Jan 2008 – 17 Jan 2008 
Food Safety Training                   
($9,804) Two participants attended a USDA FAS Cochran training on 
food safety (HACCP/Processed Foods ).  The training included:  
a visit to a pasta plant, participation in a HACCP workshop, a 
discussion and visit related to retail inspection, and a visit to two 
modern plants to discuss and observe a broad range of food safety issues.  The goal of this activity was to develop safer 
global food supply, well-founded public policy and a greater 
understanding of food safety and trade issues. Colombia Kelly Shaw,                              
Tel:  202-690-2735, 
Kelly.Shaw@usda.gov 
Animal Health 14 Jan 2008 – 14 Jan 2008 
Live Bird Market Training          
($13,000) USDA APHIS carried out a Live Bi rd Market Training with the 
goal of introducing biosecurity management into the lab system 
and identifying areas for improvement. Trinidad and 
Tobago Lisa Ferguson,                            
Tel: 301-734-8061, 
lisa.a.ferguson@aphis.usda.gov     
Animal Health 14 Jan 2008 – 28 Jan 2008 
Veterinary Epidemiology 
Training - Spanish 
($100,000) USDA FAS and APHIS sponsored veterinary epidemiology 
training in Spanish in conjunction with Colorado State 
University in Fort Collins, Colorado. Brazil, Cape 
Verde, Chile, 
Costa Rica, El 
Salvador, Guatemala, Guinea 
Bissau, Haiti, 
Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama Peter Benson,                              
Tel: 202-690-1943,                    
peter.benson@fas.usda.gov 
Food Safety  20 Jan 2008 – 23 Jan 2008 
Biotechnology Outreach in 
Egypt                                            ($34,000) USDA FAS contracted the Biodive rsity Law Consult to provide 
technical assistance to the newly established Egyptian National 
Biosafety Commission as it begins to regulate new biotech products.  Several follow up trips were scheduled to take place 
throughout 2008. Egypt  Steve Beasley,                         
Tel: 202-720-0405, 
Steven.Beasley@usda.gov 
Plant Health 20 Jan 2008 – 2 Feb 2008 
Plant Protection & Quarantine 
Training                     ($58,320) Eight specialists from the Afri ca/Middle East region received 
training on Plant Protection & Quarantine, condu cted by Texas 
A&M University.   The course reviewed the U.S. inspection and quarantine procedures and was supported by site visits to ports 
and APHIS and university laboratories. The goal of the program 
was to develop science-based sanitary and phytosanitary regulations to support eliminating barriers to trade. Morocco, Nigeria, 
Oman Lindsey Itle,                             
Tel: 202-690-0777, 
Lindsey.Itle@usda.gov  
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Plant Health 21 Jan 2008 – 25 Jan 2008 
Plant Pest Diagnostic Training 
to CAFTA-DR Laboratory 
Personnel  
($37,000) USDA FAS and the University of Florida provided technical 
training to national plant laboratory personnel from the CAFTA-
DR countries. The training was held in the Dominican Republic 
and focused on quality management systems, standard operating 
procedures, and remote diagnostics.  It included a site visit to the Dominican Institute for Agricultural and Forest Research.  The 
goal of this USAID-funded activity was to expand agricultural 
trade by strengthening CAFTA-DR national laboratories in operational and testing methods to meet U.S. and international 
standards. Costa Rica, 
Dominican 
Republic, El 
Salvador, 
Guatemala, Honduras, 
Nicaragua Kelly Skupnik,                             
Tel: 202-720-5800,  
Kelly.Skupnik@usda.gov 
Animal Health 21 Jan 2008 – 9 Feb 2008 
Animal Health Cochran 
Training                                       
($23,776) The USDA FAS training included meetings in Washington, 
D.C., with USDA APHIS, National Animal Health Monitoring 
System in Colorado, and USDA’s  National Veterinary Services 
Laboratory in Iowa. Visits with various government and industry leaders addressed agricultural bios ecurity; the role of private and 
government veterinarians; tours of university and state 
veterinary diagnostic laboratories; emerging disease issues and 
emergency response; epidemiology; and, an overview of 
important U.S. livestock diseases .  The training promoted greater 
understanding of U.S. veterinary measures and strengthened 
capacity to meet U.S. sanitary requirements. Armenia Lev Kuchevski,                            
Tel: 202-690-1243, 
Lev.Kuchevski@usda.gov 
Plant Health 28 Jan 2008 – 5 Feb 2008 
Madagascar Litchi Trapping 
Technical Assistance ($40,000) USDA provided technical assi stance to the government of 
Madagascar on trapping systems in litchi orchards.  USDA also 
assessed Madagascar's official interest in developing a national fruit fly detection and mitigation program.  This activity builds 
on three years of technical assistance designed to help 
Madagascar improve its regulatory and trade capacity. Madagascar Kelly Skupnik,                         
Tel: 202-720-5800, 
Kelly.Skupnik@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 29 Jan 2008 – 31 Jan 2008  
Middle East Food Defense 
Conference             ($151,200) USDA, FDA, EPA, and the U.S. Department of State organized 
and implemented a conference in Cairo, Egypt.  The program, 
titled "Protecting the Middle East's Food Supply from 
Intentional Contamination," provided training to 79 government 
officials, academics, and industry  leaders.  This conference was 
the first-ever food defense trai ning activity conducted in the 
Middle East and was designed to encourage broader regional 
dialogue and engagement among the 17 Middle East Partnership Initiative countries on ways to protect the food supply from 
deliberate acts of contamination.   Algeria, Bahrain, 
Egypt, Iraq, Israel, 
Jordan, Kuwait, 
Lebanon, Libya, 
Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi 
Arabia,  Tunisia, 
United Arab Emirates, Yemen  Steve Beasley,                          
Tel: 202-720-0405, 
Steven.Beasley@usda.gov 
Plant Health 31 Jan 2008 – 23 Mar 2008         
Borlaug Fellows Program            
($22,000) USDA FAS sponsored Borlaug fellows from India to provide 
them with tools to assess allergenicity in genetically modified 
food products. India Kristofer Dodge,                      
Tel: 202-720-0301, 
Kristofer.Dodge@usda.gov 
Food Safety 4 Feb 2008 – 8 Feb 2008 
El Salvador Poultry Health 
Surveillance Activity ($42,388) USDA FAS sponsored a delegation from El Salvador to 
Washington, D.C. and Atlanta to learn about U.S. poultry 
inspection systems.  The objective of this activity was to assure the Salvadorian Government of the safety of U.S. poultry 
products for trade.  The activity featured meetings with U.S. 
regulatory officials and site visits to FSIS laboratories and poultry processing facilities. El Salvador Jason Sandahl,                             
Tel: 202-690-3985, 
Jason.Sandahl@usda.gov; or Robin Woo, Tel: 301-436-2776, 
Robin.Woo@fda.hhs.gov 
Food Safety 10 Feb 2008 – 14 Feb 2008 
El Salvador Pesticide Training 
($2,500) USDA FAS and EPA attended a regional meeting on pesticide 
registration and tolerance standards for the Central America.  
The goal of participation was to formulate future trainings to be 
conducted throughout Central America on U.S. Pesticide 
Standards and toleration regulations.  The team also met with 
government officials to discuss the current situation of pesticide 
registration and levels in Centra l America and U.S. requirements 
for exports. El Salvador Jason Sandahl,                             
Tel: 202-690-3985, 
Jason.Sandahl@usda.gov 
Food Safety 10 Feb 2008 – 16 Feb 2008 
WHO International 
Symposium on the Revolution 
in Food Safety Management 
($8,300) One FDA CFSAN speaker lectured on applications of risk 
analysis to food safety management. Indonesia Richard Whiting,                        
Tel: 301-436-1925, 
Richard.Whiting@fda.hhs.gov  
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Animal Health 14 Feb 2008 – 25 Feb 2008 
Veterinary Epidemiology 
Training - English 
($100,000) USDA sponsored veterinary epidemiology training in English in 
conjunction with Colorado State University in Fort Collins, 
Colorado. Afghanistan, 
Argentina, 
Cambodia, 
Cameroon, China, 
Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, 
The Gambia, 
Ghana, Haiti, Indonesia, Korea, 
Mexico, Mongolia, 
Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, 
Senegal, Sierra 
Leone Peter Benson,                             
Tel: 202-690-1943,                    
peter.benson@fas.usda.gov 
Plant Health 16 Feb 2008 – 22 Feb 2008  
Serbia Biosafety Visit to the 
United States                         
($50,000) Seven Serbian researchers representing leading agricultural 
research institutes participated in a series of meetings and 
technical visits at the Univer sity of Georgia and Cornell 
University.  They learned about the roles, function, and 
organization of Biosafety Commissions in U.S. research institutions.  The program was sponsored by USDA FAS.    Serbia Scott Goldman,                             
Tel: 202-690-1339 
Food Safety 26 Feb 2008 – 26 Feb 2008 
Embassy Briefing for the Food 
Protection Plan                        
($6,000) One half-day seminar on FDA's legal/regulatory framework and 
new food protection strategy for officials from 50 foreign 
Embassies in Washington, D.C. Several Melinda Plaisier,                              
Tel: 301-827-4480,   
Melinda.Plaisier@fda.hhs.gov 
Food Safety 26 Feb 2008 – 28 Feb 2008 
Meat HACCP Training 
($15,000) USDA FAS provided an Interna tional HACCP Alliance certified 
training for over 100 meat pro cessors and inspectors on HACCP 
implementation to meet international standards for food safety in 
their firms.  Guatemala Carolyn Schramm,                   
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov  
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Plant Health 26 Feb 2008 – 7 Mar 2008 East 
Africa Flower Exporters Study 
Tour and 2008 World Floral 
Expo               ($40,437) Nine flower industry representatives from four East African 
countries traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with 
government and private sector offi cials.  The group then went to 
Florida to participate in the Africa Pavilion at the Annual World 
Floral Expo.  The objective was to strengthen relationships among East African fl ower exporters, improve understanding of 
U.S. regulatory and market conditions, and prepare regional 
flower exporters to begin exports and expand trade between Sub-Saharan Africa and the United States.  This activity was 
organized by USDA FAS and funded by USAID. Ethiopia, Uganda, 
Kenya, Tanzania Kelly Skupnik,                               
Tel: 202-720-5800, 
Kelly.Skupnik@usda.gov 
Plant Health  26 Feb 2008 – 1 Mar 2008 
APEC High-Level Policy 
Dialogue                 ($214,466) USDA FAS provided funding and logistical support for the 7th 
annual APEC High Level Poli cy Dialogue on Agricultural 
Biotechnology in Lima, Peru.  Members from 16 of the 21 
APEC economies attended.  Discussion focused on low-level presence of biotech material and its implications for trade. Chinese Taipei, 
Honduras, 
Indonesia, 
Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, 
Russia, Thailand, 
Vietnam Ben Rau,                                    
Tel: 202-690-2344, 
Ben.Rau@usda.gov  
Food Safety 28 Feb 2008 – 2 Mar 2008 
Latin American Workshop on 
Modern Diagnostic 
Microbiological Methods            ($2,300) One FDA CFSAN expert lectured on FDA food safety 
microbiological methods. Mexico Peter Feng,                                       
Tel: 301-436-1650, 
Peter.Feng@fda.hhs.gov 
Animal Health 2 Mar 2008 – 12 Apr 2008          
Borlaug Fellows Program            
($17,000) USDA FAS sponsored Borlaug fellows from India to study 
appropriate technology fo r Avian Influenza vaccine 
development. India Kristofer Dodge,                      
Tel: 202-720-0301, 
Kristofer.Dodge@usda.gov 
Animal Health 3 Mar 2008 – 17 Mar 2008  
Avian Influenza Diagnostic 
Lab Training                                
($110,000) USDA carried out Avian Influenza Diagnostic Lab Training in 
two locations in Turkey to train stakeholders on standardization 
of handling and processing samples. Turkey  Peter Benson,                             
Tel: 202-690-1943,                    
peter.benson@fas.usda.gov  
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Food Safety 8 Mar 2008 – 22 Mar 2008 
Food Safety Training           
($35,664) This USDA FAS Cochran training  program familiarized foreign 
food safety specialists with the U.S. food safety system.  The 
participants worked with the Un iversity of Tennessee studying 
food safety regulations and practices in dairy and meat 
processing industry as well as HACCP implementation.  The program took place in Washingt on, D.C. and Tennessee and 
included visits with FDA, USDA APHIS, EPA, Tennessee 
Department of Agriculture, local farms, and processing companies.  Armenia, Georgia Lev Kuchevski,                            
Tel: 202-690-1243,          
Lev.Kuchevski@usda.gov 
Food Safety 9 Mar 2008 – 21 Mar 2008 
Sanitary and Phytosanitary 
Procedures & Practices 
Training                                       
($13,552) This USDA FAS Cochran training program for the Thai 
government officials was on SPS procedures and practices.  The 
training included meetings with APHIS staff in Washington, 
D.C., North Carolina, and California.  The program focused on 
the development and procedures for approval and issuance of regulations; monitoring; surveillance and enforcement of 
imports; government standards; WTO SPS Agreement; and, the 
plant risk assessment process.  This activity was designed to 
assist Thailand in complying with international science-based 
guidelines on plant and animal health regulations. Thailand Avis Watts-Massenburg,                 
Tel:  202-690-0032, Avis.Watts-
Massenburg@usda.gov 
Plant Health  10 Mar 2008 – 13 Mar 2008  
U.S.-China High-Level 
Biotechnology Joint Working 
Group Meeting in the U.S. 
($27,511) U.S. Government officials met with officials from China to 
discuss the biosafety and food sa fety regulatory systems in place 
in each of their respective countr ies.  The goal was to address 
regulatory issues related to agricultural biotechnology. China Ben Rau,                                  
Tel: 202-690-2344, 
Ben.Rau@usda.gov  
Animal Health 10 Mar 2008 – 14 Mar 2008  
Live Bird Market Workshop 
Review                           
($40,000) USDA APHIS conducted follow up training to the seven Live 
Bird Market workshops that were  carried out in the preceding 
year.  The goal was to evaluate advancement on goals identified 
at other Live Bird Market biosecu rity activities that took place in 
2007. Belize, Costa Rica, 
Dominican 
Republic, El 
Salvador, 
Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, 
Nicaragua José Bruzual,                           
Tel: 301-659-3079, 
jose.j.bruzual@aphis.usda.gov        
Plant Health 10 Mar 2008 – 15 Mar 2008  
Malacology Training                   
($10,000) USDA APHIS conducted malaco logy training to Chilean 
inspectors to increase capacity fo r identifying snails and slugs of 
quarantine significance.  Chile Carolyn Cohen,                            
Tel: +56-2-330-3480, 
carolyn.t.cohen@aphis.usda.gov  
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Animal Health 11 Mar 2008 – 13 Mar 2008 
Basic Brucellosis 
Epidemiology Training                
($3,000) USDA APHIS carried out its annu al Brucellosis Epidemiology 
Training in Missouri with participation from one Mexican 
official. Mexico Debra Donch,                               
Tel: 301-734-5952, 
debra.a.donch@aphis.usda.gov 
Food Safety 12 Mar 2008 – 14 Mar 2008 
Costa Rica Pesticide Activity 
($1,883) USDA FAS, in collaboration with EPA, provided Costa Rican 
officials guidance on pesticide regulatory policies.  Focus of 
discussions was on the registration process of "generic" 
pesticides and on approaches under CAFTA-DR to implement a sound regional registration system.  Costa Rica Jason Sandahl,                              
Tel: 202-690-3985, 
Jason.Sandahl@usda.gov 
Food Safety 15 Mar 2008 – 25 Apr 2008 
Food Safety Humphrey 
Fellowship Affiliation           
($4,000) FDA CFSAN technical assistance mentored and arranged 12 
expert training sessions on seafood safety, food defense, WTO, 
roles of FDA, EPA and USDA, produce safety, and export 
certification with a Humphr ey fellow from the Moroccan 
government.  The Humphrey Fellowship Program is sponsored 
by the U.S. Department of State. Morocco Robin Woo,                                      
Tel: 301-436-2776, 
Robin.Woo@fda.hhs.gov 
Animal Health 24 Mar 2008 – 28 Mar 2008 
Honduras Poultry Health 
Surveillance System Training 
($15,000) USDA FAS sent a techni cal expert to Tegucigalpa, Honduras, to 
complete a technical review  of the Honduras’s poultry 
surveillance system.  The expert  assessed the current status, 
identified needs and gave targeted training and recommendations 
on improvements for future equivalence and certification conducted by international entities.  Honduras Jennifer Maurer,                      
Tel: 202-690-0707, 
Jennifer.Maurer@usda.gov 
Food Safety 24 Mar 2008 – 26 Mar 2008 
Dominican Republic Pesticide 
Activity 
($4,096) USDA FAS, in collaboration with EPA, provided Dominican 
officials and private sector repres entatives with guidance on U.S. 
and international pesticide re sidue policies.  FAS and EPA 
technical and regulatory experts visited field operations that had recent problems complying with FDA and EPA residue 
tolerances and then held a semi nar for Ministry of Agriculture 
officials and pesticide industry representatives on pesticide registration and policy matters.  Discussions focused on the U.S. 
import requirements, U.S. monito ring and enforcement practices, 
and international harmonization efforts.   Dominican 
Republic Jason Sandahl,                          
Tel: 202-690-3985, 
Jason.Sandahl@usda.gov 
Plant Health 24 Mar 2008 – 28 Mar 2008   
Pierce's Disease Training             
($10,000) USDA APHIS conducted training around its pre-clearance site to 
mitigate Pierce's disease on grape leaves. Chile Carolyn Cohen,                            
Tel: +56-2-330-3480,  
carolyn.t.cohen@aphis.usda.gov  
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Animal Health 24 Mar 2008 – 28 Mar 2008  
Veterinary Epidemiology 
Training                                    
($114,129) USDA carried out Veterinary Epidemiology Training in Egypt. Egypt Peter Benson,                           
Tel: 202-690-1943,                    
peter.benson@fas.usda.gov 
Animal Health 24 Mar 2008 – 28 Mar 2008  
Polymerase Chain Reaction 
Diagnostic Training                     
($7,000) USDA APHIS carried out Polymera se chain reaction Diagnostic 
Training in the Philippines. Philippines Nancy Clough,                             
Tel: 515-663-7989, 
nancy.e.clough@aphis.usda.gov 
Food Safety 26 Mar 2008 – 30 Mar 2008  
APEC International Workshop 
on Food Allergen Research         
($5,400) FDA-CFSAN expert l ectured at the APEC International 
Workshop on Food Allergen Research. China Stefano Luccioli,                           
Tel: 301-436-1283, 
Stephano.Luccioli@fda.hhs.gov 
Animal Health 31 Mar 2008 – 11 Apr 2008  
Veterinary Epidemiology 
Training                                    ($200,000) USDA carried out national Veterinary Epidemiology Training in 
Turkey in collaboration with Colorado State University.  
Participants from around the coun try attended to discuss a field-
level approach. Turkey  Peter Benson,                            
Tel: 202-690-1943,                    
peter.benson@fas.usda.gov 
Food Safety 31 Mar 2008 – 4 Apr 2008 
CAFTA-DR Laboratory 
Trainings ($40,000) USDA FAS led a team of animal health, food microbiology, and 
pesticide residues experts to train laboratory technicians from 
CAFTA-DR countries on advanced analytical methods.  Three concurrent USAID-funded training s were held with the goal of 
ensuring that commodities entering U.S. markets from CAFTA-
DR countries comply with U.S. food safety and animal disease regulations.  The training also aimed to ensure that testing 
methods used by CAFTA-DR countries on U.S. imports are 
conducted accurately, using standard international procedures. Costa Rica, 
Dominican 
Republic, El Salvador, 
Guatemala, 
Honduras, Panama Jason Sandahl,                             
Tel: 202-690-3985, 
Jason.Sandahl@usda.gov 
Animal Health 3 Apr 2008 – 19 Apr 2008 
Animal Disease Surveillance 
Training                                       
($14,580) The USDA FAS Cochran Fellowship Program sponsored two 
fellows to attend a training focusing on animal disease 
surveillance.  The training, conducted by the University of 
Nebraska - Lincoln, involved government and private sector 
meetings, seminars, site visits, and visits to production locations.  The program covered various aspects of the control and 
monitoring of diseases in domestic livestock as well as in 
wildlife populations which could impact domestic herds.  The goal of the program is to contain the spread of contagious animal 
disease, thus protecting the regional food safety net. Morocco, Tanzania Lindsey Itle,                             
Tel: 202-690-0777, 
Lindsey.Itle@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 4 Apr 2008 – 19 Apr, 2008     
Food Establishment Safety 
Assessments                         
($10,000)  FDA CFSAN experts provided a ssessments and food safety 
consultation for food production establishments in Mexico, with 
regulatory advice for government officials. Mexico Jane Cluster,                                     
Tel: 301-436-1417,  
Jane.Cluster@fda.hhs.gov 
Food Safety 7 Apr 2008 – 12 Apr 2008  
Dairy and Juice HACCP Train-
the-Trainer Course ($25,000) USDA FAS provided an Intensive Dairy and Juice HACCP 
Train-the-Trainer course for three Armenian CARD staff 
through North Carolina State Univ ersity.  The course provided 
the participants with classroom and hands-on plant training on HACCP plans, implementation, record keeping, and hazard 
analysis resources.   Armenia Carolyn Schramm,                       
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Animal Health 7 Apr 2008 – 12 Apr 2008 
Avian Influenza in Wild Birds 
Workshop                                     ($20,000) USDA APHIS carried out a traini ng course on Avian Influenza 
in wild birds. Vietnam John Sinclair,                           
Tel: 301-734-8281, 
john.a.sinclair@aphis.usda.gov 
Food Safety 8 Apr 2008 – 10 Apr 2008 
FDA Import and Labeling 
Requirements Training 
($70,600) USDA FAS and FDA provided training for 40 East African 
export-ready firms and regulators on FDA import process and 
labeling requirements for processed foods.  FAS worked with the 
USAID Trade Hub to identify cu rrent and potential exporters 
that are preparing for U.S. Fanc y Food Show and identified lack 
of knowledge of labeling requirem ents as a major obstacle to the 
U.S. market.  The 14 regional regulatory participants also 
discussed development of regulatory programs and food control 
authorities with trainers during the program. Burundi, Republic 
of Congo, 
Ethiopia, Kenya, 
Malawi, Rwanda, 
Tanzania, Uganda Carolyn Schramm,                   
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov; or     
Constance Hardy,                          
Tel: 301-436-2375  
Constance.Hardy@fda.hhs.gov 
Animal Health 9 Apr 2008 – 25 Apr 2008 
Rodent Infestation Assessment    
($10,000) USDA APHIS carried out an assessment on rodent infestation 
issues in Bangladesh. Bangladesh John Sinclair,                           
Tel: 301-734-8281, 
john.a.sinclair@aphis.usda.gov 
Food Safety 10 Apr 2008 -12 Apr 2008 
Guatemala Pesticide Activity 
($1,613) USDA FAS, in collaboration w ith EPA and USAID, provided 
Guatemalan officials with guid ance on pesticide regulatory 
policies, including the pesticide registration process of "generic" pesticides and on approaches under CAFTA-DR to implement a 
sound regional registration system. Guatemala Jason Sandahl,                          
Tel: 202-690-3985,  
Jason.Sandahl@usda.gov  
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Plant Health 11 Apr 2008 – 13 Apr 2008 
CAFTA Regional Workshop 
on Agricultural Biotechnology 
($45,000)  USDA provided funding for a regional workshop on agricultural 
biotechnology in San Jose, Costa Rica.  This workshop was 
conducted by IICA and its obj ective was to create a common 
Western Hemisphere position. Argentina, 
Bahamas, Bolivia, 
Brazil, Chile, 
Colombia, Costa 
Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, 
Honduras, 
Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, 
Panama, Peru, 
Paraguay   Ben Rau,                                          
Tel: 202-690-2344, 
Ben.Rau@usda.gov  
Plant Health 13 Apr 2008 – 26 Apr 2008  
Ukraine Biosafety Regulatory 
Framework Technical Visit ($11,400) USDA FAS sponsored a consultant  provided technical assistance 
in Kiev to the government of Ukraine as it establishes a 
biosafety regulatory framework in conjunction with its WTO accession.  Also, the consultant met with key n on-governmental 
stakeholders and engaged the public in a series of outreach 
activities. Ukraine Kelly Skupnik,                          
Tel: 202-720-5800, 
Kelly.Skupnik@usda.gov 
Plant Health 14 Apr 2008 – 17 Apr 2008 
CAFTA-DR Pest Risk 
Assessment Training  
($50,000) USDA FAS hosted a Pest Risk Assessment workshop in San 
Pedro Sula, Honduras for regulatory officials from Central 
America and the Dominican Repub lic.  FAS worked closely with 
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to 
develop this training, and APHIS specialists conducted the 
workshop.  The workshop also included site visits to laboratories 
in the Honduran Agricultural Research Foundation.  Costa Rica, 
Dominican 
Republic, El 
Salvador, Guatemala, 
Honduras, 
Nicaragua Kelly Skupnik,                             
Tel: 202-720-5800, 
Kelly.Skupnik@usda.gov 
Food Safety 14 Apr 2008 – 17 Apr 2008 
FDA Import and Labeling 
Requirements Training 
($45,000) USDA FAS provided training for 70 Southern African export-
ready firms and regulators in two seminars (Johannesburg and 
Cape Town) on FDA import process and labeling requirements 
for processed foods.  FAS worked with the USAID Trade Hub to 
identify current and potential ex porters that are preparing for 
U.S. Fancy Food Show and identified lack of knowledge of 
labeling requirements as a major ob stacle to the U.S. market.   South Africa, 
Botswana, 
Zimbabwe, 
Madagascar, 
Mauritius, Zambia, Swaziland, 
Lesotho Carolyn Schramm,                           
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov  
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Animal Health 14 Apr 2008 – 18 Apr 2008 
Armenia Animal Health 
Technical Assistance ($15,000) USDA representatives traveled to Armenia to assess the 
preparedness of the Ministry of Agriculture partners in launching 
the testing and sampling procedures for the four targeted 
diseases of the National Animal Health Program within the pilot 
demonstration communities.   This phase of program applied the previously developed and agreed upon strategies for the 
comprehensive surveillance system and control program.   In 
addition, this program focused on increasing surveillance and prevention capacity within th e academic community and the 
public and private sectors. Armenia Jennifer Maurer,                         
Tel: 202-690-0707, 
Jennifer.Maurer@usda.gov 
Food Safety 14 Apr 2008 – 18 Apr 2008 
International Meeting on 
HACCP for Juice Processors       
($6,500) One FDA CFSAN expert lectured  on the U.S. juice HACCP 
regulatory system for industry and government regulators. India Martin Stutsman,                         
Tel: 301-436-1642,  
Martin.Stutsman@fda.hhs.gov 
Animal Health 14 Apr, 2008 – 18 Apr 2008 
Avian Influenza in Wild Birds 
Workshop                                     
($20,000) USDA APHIS carried out a traini ng course on Avian Influenza 
in wild birds. Indonesia John Sinclair,                           
Tel: 301-734-8281, 
john.a.sinclair@aphis.usda.gov 
Food Safety 15 Apr 2008 – 11 Jun 2008         
Borlaug Fellows Program            
($18,000) FAS sponsored Borlaug fellows to develop an integrated 
national food safety system for Oman. Oman Kristofer Dodge,                      
Tel: 202-720-0301, 
Kristofer.Dodge@usda.gov 
Plant Health 17 Apr 2008 – 21 Apr 2008   
False Coriander Training             
($7,000) APHIS conducted training on identifi cation of false coriander. Costa Rica Marco Gonzalez,                         
Tel: +506-290-4548,  
Marco.V.Gonzalez@aphis.usda. gov  
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Food Safety 18 Apr 2008 – 1 May 2008 
Cold Chain Development 
Training                                       
($74,536) The USDA FAS Cochran Fellowship Program provided training 
to eleven Chinese cold chain industry executives and two 
Foreign Service Nationals on cold-chain development, 
management, and operations. The Fellows attended the World 
Food Logistics Organization Annual Convention and Exposition in Marco Island, Florida.  The tr aining included strategy sessions 
to discuss industry trends, operation issues, latest product 
technology and the benefits of proper post harvest handling, transportation, and storage of fresh fruits, vegetables and other 
perishable commodities.  The activity included technical visits to 
refrigerated warehouses, logistical firms, and transportation companies in Florida.  The training was designed to help China 
strengthen their cold chain infrastructure and increase U.S. 
exports of fresh and perishable agricultural products to the region. China Avis Watts-Massenburg,                 
Tel:  202-690-0032, Avis.Watts-
Massenburg@usda.gov 
Food Safety 20 Apr 2008 – 22 Apr 2008 
Food, Drug and Medical Devices Training Program           
($1,800)  One FDA CFSAN expert lectured to 20 high level government 
officials at Yale University about FDA's role in the U.S. food safety system, safety consultations for food products from 
biotechnology, the role of risk analysis in assuring food safety, case studies in food safety recalls, and FDA compliance 
measures. China Robin Woo,                               
Tel: 301-436-2776, Robin.Woo@fda.hhs.gov 
Animal Health 20 Apr 2008 – 24 Apr 2008 
Highly Pathogenic Avian 
Influenza Training                       ($7,000) APHIS carried out a training course on Highly Pathogenic Avian 
Influenza (HPAI) preparedness and control, including 
information on the role of pets and birds. Kuwait Morella De Rosa,                         
Tel: 202-720-1137,                          
morella.derosa@aphis.usda.gov 
Animal Health 22 Apr 2008 – 25 Apr 2008  
GPS/GIS Training                        
($60,000) APHIS carried out global positioning system GPS/GISTraining 
in Panama.  The activity focused on the standardization of use of 
GIS as a risk analysis tool, as well as a tool for identifying on-
farm risk factors and human resource management. Panama  José Bruzual,                              
Tel: 301-659-3079, 
jose.j.bruzual@aphis.usda.gov         
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Plant Health 24 Apr 2008 – 27 Apr 2008   
EAPIC Meeting in Zambia 
($100,000) USDA, in cooperation with USAID, FAO, the African Union, 
and COMESA, sponsored a workshop to support the 
development of plant pest databases in Sub-Saharan Africa. 
USDA invited International Plant Protection Convention focal 
point representatives from countries not previously included in the Committee to review trade commodity pest data compiled to 
date, identify linkages for databases, provide training in database 
management and GPS applications, and identify areas for continued collaboration.  Botswana, 
Burundi, 
Cameroon, 
Djibouti, Ethiopia, 
Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, 
Mozambique, 
Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, 
Uganda, Zambia  Kelly Skupnik,                           
Tel: 202-720-5800, 
Kelly.Skupnik@usda.gov 
Plant Health 24 Apr 2008 – 2 May 2008   
Canine Training                          
($30,000) USDA APHIS hosted South African trainees at its Orlando, 
Florida, training center for canine training.  The program 
focused on airport passenger clearance. South Africa Ken Nagata,                                   
Tel: +27-12-431-4709, 
Kenneth.M.Nagata@aphis.usda. 
gov 
Plant Health 25 Apr 2008 – 15 Jun 2008         
Borlaug Fellows Program            
($22,000) USDA FAS sponsored Borlaug fellows from India to provide 
them with tools to assess allergenicity in genetically modified 
food products. India Kristofer Dodge,                      
Tel: 202-720-0301, 
Kristofer.Dodge@usda.gov 
Animal Health 28 Apr 2008 – 16 May 2008 
Field Review of African 
Livestock Institutions 
($120,000) USDA FAS collaborated with USAID Africa Bureau’s Office of 
Sustainable Development and Te xas A&M University’s Norman 
Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture to conduct a 
targeted field review of several African livestock institutions.  The objectives of this effort we re to build Africa’s capacity to 
manage its own development by strengthening African 
institutions and to help these institutions create more effective regional channels for economic and technical cooperation in the 
livestock sector. Botswana, 
Ethiopia, Kenya, 
South Africa, 
Zambia Jennifer Maurer,                         
Tel: 202-690-0707, 
Jennifer.Maurer@usda.gov 
Food Safety 1 May 2008 – 8 May 2008 
Good Aquaculture Practices 
Train-the-Trainer                         ($6,100) This program led by JIFSAN and FDA-CFSAN featured training 
for 50 potential trainers from government, industry and 
academia.  U.S. university faculty  presented the training, which 
focused on topics such as basic environmental, human health, 
and sanitary operational practices  necessary for production of 
safe, wholesome aquaculture products, including farm design 
and management, animal and manure management, animal drug 
use, water sanitation, worker health and hygiene, and facility sanitation. Thailand Brett Koonse,                              
Tel: 301-436-1415,  
Brett.Koonse@fda.hhs.gov  
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Food Safety 3 May 2008 – 10 May 2008 
FAO/WHO Consultation on 
Microbiological Hazards            
($12,400) Two experts from FDA-CFSAN provided scientific advice on 
microbiological issues affecting the safety of fresh produce, 
particularly leafy green vegetables and herbs. Thailand Robert Buchanan,                     
Tel: 301-436-2369,  
Robert.Buchanan@fda.hhs.gov 
Animal Health 5 May 2007 – 9 May 2008 
Live Bird Market Biosecurity 
Training                                       
($13,000) USDA APHIS carried out a Live  Bird Market Biosecurity 
Training for private sector re presentatives, market vendors, 
Ministry of Agriculture, and Minist ry of Health officials.  The 
objective was to create awaren ess and recognition of the live 
bird market as an important component for avian influenza 
control.  The goal was to introduce biosecurity management into 
the laboratory system and identify areas for improvement. Ecuador José Bruzual,                             
Tel: 301-659-3079, 
jose.j.bruzual@aphis.usda.gov        
Food Safety 5 May 2008 – 23 May 2008 
OIE Veterinary Biologics 
Training                                       
($13,552) The USDA FAS Cochran Fellowship Program sponsored two 
Chinese Professors from the China Institute of Veterinary Drug 
Control to learn how USDA regulates veterinary biologics.  The 
participants received an overview of basic immunology related 
to vaccines and USDA’s regulato ry process for assuring the 
purity, safety, and efficacy of vete rinary biologics.  The training 
was designed to expose Chinese to the safe and proper usage of 
U.S. animal vaccines; assist in global animal health, safety, and 
surveillance procedures; and promote the trading of U.S. 
veterinary vaccines.  This course, organized by APHIS and Iowa State University’s Center for Vete rinary Biologics, took place in 
Ames, Iowa.   China Jennifer Isaacson,                         
Tel: 202-720-9033, 
Jennifer.Isaacson@usda.gov 
Food Safety 7 May 2008 – 9 May 2008 
FDA Labeling Training 
($20,000) USDA FAS provided training to over 100 current and potential 
Dominican exporters of processed foods on FDA labeling 
requirements for their products.  Dominican 
Republic Carolyn Schramm,                    
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Animal Health 12 May 2008 – 15 May 2008 
Classic Swine Fever Regional 
Train the Trainer Workshop 
($100,000) USDA FAS organized a USAID-funded, CAFTA-DR regional 
workshop in Guatemala to provi de regulatory officials with 
training on classic swine fever techniques replicated in each 
country.  Speakers included experts from APHIS and FAO, and participating country representatives shared their experiences.  Costa Rica, 
Dominican 
Republic El 
Salvador, Guatemala, 
Honduras, 
Nicaragua Jennifer Maurer,                          
Tel: 202-690-0707, 
Jennifer.Maurer@usda.gov  
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Food Safety 16 May 2008 – 25 May 2008 
World Aquaculture Society 
Meeting                                    
($19,700) Two experts from FDA CFSAN lectured and chaired sessions on 
good aquaculture practices. Korea Brett Koonse,                                
Tel: 301-436-1415,        
Brett.Koonse@fda.hhs.gov 
Food Safety 17 May 2008 – 23 May 2008 
International Forum on Food 
Safety                                           
($8,100) FDA provided consultation at the International Forum on Food 
Safety, with a focus on food safety for large scale mass 
gatherings, such as the World Expo 2010 to be held in Shanghai. China Shirley Bohm,                         
Tel: 301-436-2096, 
Shirley.Bohm@fda.hhs.gov 
Food Safety 17 May 2008 – 8 Jun 2008 
FSIS - Meat and Poultry 
Inspection Course – Mayaguez    
($78,432) Sixteen Latin American and Ca ribbean officials attended a 
Cochran training program on U.S. inspection procedures and 
regulations used to assure that meat, poultry and egg products 
are safe, wholesome, and properly labeled.  This training, 
designed in conjunction with the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez and USDA/FSIS, is the first of three trainings on 
meat and poultry inspection.  The training helps to protect Latin 
American, Caribbean, and U.S. consumers from food safety risks.  The training also cr eated an understanding of US 
regulations in foreign inspection offices.   Chile, Costa Rica, 
Guatemala, 
Mexico Erin Means,                                   
Tel: 202-690-0036, 
Erin.Means@usda.gov 
Food Safety 18 May 2008 – 20 May 2008 
Better Process Control School     
($5,300) FDA CFSAN training for Thai industry experts to supervise 
commercially sterile packaging (formerly low acid/acifidifed 
canned food processing). Thailand Daniel Geffin,                             
Tel: 301-436-2069,  
Daniel.Geffin@fda.hhs.gov 
Plant Health, 
Animal Health 18 May 2008 – 31 May 2008 
Food Regulatory Program 
($28,412) The USDA FAS Cochran Food Regulatory Program, designed in 
conjunction with Lincoln University of Missouri, provided 
Fellows with an outlook U.S.  food inspection and control 
systems; import and export certif ication; quick alert systems; 
risk analysis; and determination of equivalence and equivalence 
procedures.  The Fellows participated in meetings with USDA officials, FDA, FSIS, APHIS, university and state government 
representatives. Argentina, 
Guatemala, 
Uruguay Kelly Shaw,                              
Tel:  202-690-2735, 
Kelly.Shaw@usda.gov 
Plant Health 20 May 2008 – 21 May 2008   
Miami Perishable Road Show     
($7,000) APHIS participated in a two-day event in Colombia to train 
officials on matters related to APHIS regulations on imported 
fresh fruit and vegetables. Colombia Eduardo Varona,                       
Tel: 305-526-2790, 
Eduardo.Varona@aphis.usda.gov  
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Food Safety 20 May 2008 – 23 May 2008 
Dairy GMP, HACCP, and 
Pasteurization Training 
($20,000) FAS provided training on GMPs, HACCP, and pasteurization to 
dairy processing industry and inspection services in El Salvador 
in advance of a scheduled FDA audit of 14 dairy processors in El 
Salvador due to import concerns.  The training addressed FDA 
requirements and utilized FDA course materials and manuals to prepare El Salvador for the audit and to make corrections in food 
safety violations in their processing practices. El Salvador Carolyn Schramm,                          
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Food Safety 20 May 2008 – 23 May 2008  
USDA Training for 
Government Officials                  
($4,000) One FDA CFSAN expert lectured on residue testing in Jamaica. Jamaica Young Lee,                                    
Tel: 301-436-1943,           
Young.Lee@fda.hhs.gov 
Food Safety 25 May 2008 – 29 May 2008 
IAFP Food Safety for 
Consumers                                   
($4,300) One FDA CFSAN expert lectured on food safety for consumers 
in Brazil. Brazil Lauren Jackson,                           
Tel: 708-728-4162 , 
Lauren.Jackson@fda.hhs.gov 
Food Safety 27 May 2008 – 30 May 2008 
Dairy GMP, HACCP, 
Pasteurization Training 
($20,000) USDA FAS provided training on GMPs, HACCP, and 
pasteurization to dairy processing industry and inspection 
services in Honduras in advance of a scheduled FDA audit of 14 
dairy processors in Honduras due to import concerns.  The 
training will addressed FDA requirements utilizing FDA course materials and manuals to prepare Honduras for the audit and to 
make corrections in food safety violations in their processing 
practices.  USAID provided funding for this activity. Honduras Carolyn Schramm,                    
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Food Safety 28 May 2008 – 29 May 2008 
On-the-Farm Dairy Sanitation 
Training                                       
($10,000) USDA FAS provided training for over 60 farm workers and 
persons working with cattle on proper sanitation for dairy 
production, especially as related to food safety and animal health 
concerns for milking process and handling of raw product. Dominican 
Republic Carolyn Schramm,                          
Tel: 202-720-1230, 
Carolyn.Schramm@usda.gov 
Food Safety 31 May 2008 – 8 Jun 2008        
USDA-Louisiana State 
University Better Process Control School                             
($7,400) FDA-CFSAN provided training for Serbian and Montenegrin 
industry experts who supervise commercially sterile packaging 
(formerly low acid/acifidifed canned food processing) at a USDA training organized in conjunction with Louisiana State 
University. Serbia, 
Montenegro Daniel Geffin,                          
Tel: 301-436-2069,  
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  TABLE OF ACRONYMS 
 
AGOA  African Growth and Opportunity Act  AI  Avian Influenza AMS  Agricultural Marketing Service 
APEC  Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation  
APHIS  Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service ARS  Agricultural Research Service  BTA  Bilateral Trade Agreement CADI  Caucasus Agricultural Development Initiative  
CAFTA-DR Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement 
CARD  Center for Agribusiness and Rural Development CEF  Phytosanitary Center of Excellen ce (Centro de Excelencia Fitosanitaria) 
CFSAN  Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition COMESA Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa   
CRSP  Collaborative Research Support Project  
CSREES Cooperative State Research, E ducation, and Extension Service 
EPA  Environmental Protection Agency FAS  Foreign Agricultural Service  FDA  Food and Drug Administration FSIS  Food Safety and Inspection Service 
GAP  Good Agricultural Practices  
GIPSA  Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration  GIS  Geographic Information System GMP  Good Manufacturing Practices GPS  Global Positioning System 
HACCP Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point  
IICA  Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture  
IPM  Integrated Pest Management JIFSAN Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition  NAFTA North America Free Trade Agreement NATO   North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
PRA   Pest Risk Assessment 
TRQ  Tariff Rate Quota USDA  United States Department of Agriculture  USAID  United States Agency for International Development USMEF United States Meat Export Federation 
 
 
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